Asinaria, or The Ass-Dealer (649-682)

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Listen, and give attention, and devour my words.

First of all, that we are your slaves, we don’t deny; but if twenty silver minae are forthcoming for you, by what name will you call us?

ARGYRIPPUS

Freed-men.

LEONIDA

And not patrons?

ARGYRIPPUS

That in preference.

LEONIDA
(produces the bag.)

Here are twenty minae in this bag. These, if you like, I’ll give you.

ARGYRIPPUS

May the Deities ever preserve you,

protector of your master, honor to the people, treasury of resources, preserver of my inner man[*], and commander of love; place it here, put down that bag, here on the spot, at once[*].

LEONIDA

I don’t like you, who are my master, to carry this load.

ARGYRIPPUS

Still, do you rid yourself of the trouble, and fasten that bag to myself.

LEONIDA

I’ll carry it, porter-like; you, as befits my master, go, without any burden, before me.

ARGYRIPPUS

How now?

Why’s this?

Why don’t you give up the bag[*] here, for your master to feel its weight?

LEONIDA

Bid her to whom I’m about to give it, to beg and entreat it of me. For that’s a dangerous spot where you bid me put it down at once.

PHILENIUM
(to LEONIDA.)

Apple of my eye, my rose, my life, my delight,

Leonida, do give me the money, and don’t sever us lovers asunder.

LEONIDA
(to PHILENIUM.)

Call me, then, your little sparrow, your chicken, your quail, your pet lamb: say that I’m your pet kid or your pet calf; take me by the ears, press your lips to my lips.

ARGYRIPPUS

She, kiss you, you whip-scoundrel?

LEONIDA

Really, how unbecoming it does seem!

But, by the powers, you shan’t get it this day, if my knees are not embraced.

ARGYRIPPUS
(aside.)

Necessity compels to anything. (To LEONIDA.) Let them be embraced (kneels down and embraces his knees): now give what I’m asking for.

PHILENIUM

Come, my Leonida, prithee do bring safety to your master thus in love. Redeem yourself from him by this service, and purchase him for yourself with this money.

LEONIDA

You are very pretty and amiable; and if this were mine, you should never this day

ask me for it, but I would give it you: ’tis better for you to ask it of him (pointing to LIBANUS), for ’twas he gave it me to keep for him. Approach him then prettily, my pretty one. (Delivers the bag to LIBANUS.) Take this, please, Libanus.

ARGYRIPPUS

Scoundrel, are you still trifling with me?

LEONIDA

I’ faith, I should never have done so, if you hadn’t embraced my knees so roughly. (Aside to LIBANUS.) Come, please, in your turn, do you at once have some sport with him, and give her an embrace.

LIBANUS
(aside to LEONIDA.)

Hold your tongue; trust me for that.

ARGYRIPPUS

Why don’t we accost him, Philenium? (pointing to LIBANUS)—really, a very worthy fellow, upon my faith, and not like this thief (pointing to LEONIDA).

LIBANUS
(aside to LEONIDA.)

We must walk up and down; now, in my turn, they’ll be entreating me.

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