for the freed-manFor the freed-man: By libertus, or freed-man, he means himself, while Libanus is his patronus, or patron., than for the patron, to be carrying a burden in the street.PHILENIUMMy Libanus, golden apple of my eye, the gift and the very grace of love; there’s a dear, whatever you wish, I’ll do; prithee, do give us that money.LIBANUSCall me, then, your little duck, dove, or your puppet; your swallow, jackdaw, little sparrow, your mannikin: make of me the reptile that crawls, so that I may have a double tongueA double tongue: An unseemly allusion is intended in this expression.; enfold me in your arms, and embrace my neck.ARGYRIPPUSShe, embrace you, villain? LIBANUSReally, how undeserving I do seem. You shan’t for no purpose have uttered a speech so unseemly against me. By my troth, if indeed you expect to get this money, this day you shall carry myself on your shoulders.ARGYRIPPUSWhat? I, carry you? LIBANUSOtherwise, you shan’t get this money from me.ARGYRIPPUSHeavens, I’m undone! Still, if indeed it is decorous for the master to carry the servant, mount.LIBANUSIn this way are proud people wont to be tamed. Stand still then, just as you were wont to do when formerly a boyWhen formerly a boy: Honi soit qui mal y pense should be said to Lambinus and the other Commentators who have imagined an indelicate allusion to be couched under these words. He clearly alludes to the boyish game of leapfrog, at which they had in childhood been accustomed to make a back.. Do you understand what I say? (He prepares to get upon the shoulders of ARGYRIPPUS.) Aye—so—move on: I praise you much; not any horse is there more clever than yourself as a horse.ARGYRIPPUS(while stooping.)Get on, directly.LIBANUSI’ll do so. (He gets on.) Hallo!—what’s the matter? How are you going? By my troth, I’ll deprive you of your barley then, if you don’t ambleIf you don’t amble: Badizas. This is an adaptation of the Greek verb βαδίζω, to go., lifting up your feet.ARGYRIPPUSPrithee, Libanus, there’s enough now.LIBANUSNever this day, by my troth, shall you get anything by entreaty. For now up hill with the spur will I push on my steed. After that, I’ll deliver you to the millers, that there you may be tortured as you runTortured as you run: He alludes to the occupation of asses and worn-out horses in grinding at the corn-mill..Stand still, that I may now at once get down for the hill, although you are but a bad one. (Gets off his shoulders.)ARGYRIPPUSWell now—since you’ve both made fun of me just as you liked, are you going to give the money?LIBANUSWhy, yes, if, indeed, you erect to me a statue and an altar, and then sacrifice an ox to me here as though to a God; for I am the Divinity Salvation to you.