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Aulularia, or The Concealed Treasure (183-214)

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May the Gods bless you, Megadorus!
MEGADORUS
How are you? Are you quite well, and as you wish?
EUCLIO
(aside.)
It isn’t for nothing when a rich man accosts a poor man courteously;
now this fellow knows that I’ve got some gold; for that reason he salutes me more courteously.
MEGADORUS
Do you say that you are well?
EUCLIO
Troth, I’m not very well in the money line.
MEGADORUS
I’ faith, if you’ve a contented mind, you have enough to passing a good life with.
EUCLIO
(aside.)
By my faith, the old woman has made a discovery to him about the gold; ’tis clear it’s all out. I’ll cut off her tongue, and tear out her eyes, when I get home.
MEGADORUS
Why are you talking to yourself?
EUCLIO
I’m lamenting my poverty; I’ve a grown-up girl without a portion, and one that can’t be disposed of in marriage; nor have I the ability to marry her to anybody.
MEGADORUS
Hold your peace; be of good courage, Euclio: she shall be given in marriaye; you shall be assisted by myself. Say, if you have need of aught; command me.
EUCLIO
(aside.)
Now is he aiming at my property, while he’s making promises; he’s gaping for my gold, that he may devour it;
in the one hand he is carrying a stone[*]. while he shows the bread in the other. I trust no person, who, rich himself, is exceedingly courteous to a poor man; when he extends his hand with a kind air, then is he loading you with some damage. I know these polypi[*], who, when they’ve touched a thing, hold it fast.
MEGADORUS
Give me your attention, Euclio, for a little time: I wish to address you in a few words,
about a common concern of yours and mine.
EUCLIO
(aside.)
Alas! woe is me! my gold has been grabbed from in-doors: now he’s wishing for this thing, I’m sure, to come to a compromise with me; but I’ll go look in my house.
(He goes towards his door.)
MEGADORUS
Where are you going?
EUCLIO
I’ll return to you directly, for there’s something I must go and see to at home.
(He goes into his house.)
MEGADORUS
By my troth, I do believe that when I make mention of his daughter,
for him to promise her to me, he’ll suppose that he’s being laughed at by me; nor is there out of the whole class of paupers one more beggarly than he.
(EUCLIO returns from his house.)
EUCLIO
(aside.)
The Gods do favour me; my property’s all safe. If nothing’s lost, it’s safe. I was very dreadfully afraid, before I went in-doors! I was almost dead! (Aloud.) I’m come back to you, Megadorus, if you wish to say anything tome.
MEGADORUS
I return you thanks; I beg that as to what I shall enquire of you, you’ll not hesitate to speak out boldly.
EUCLIO
So long, indeed, as you enquire nothing that I mayn’t choose to speak out upon.
MEGADORUS
Tell me, of what sort of family do you consider me to be sprung?
EUCLIO
Of a good one.
MEGADORUS
What think you as to my character?
EUCLIO
’Tis a good one.
MEGADORUS
What of my conduct?
EUCLIO
Neither bad nor dishonest.
MEGADORUS
Do you know my years?

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