Why do you exclaim? You whom I’ve made to be a grandfather now at the very wedding of your daughter. For your daughter has just been brought to bed in the ninth month after—calculate the numberCalculate the number: Numeram cape. He probably means by this, calculate the time since the festival of Ceres, when this misfortone happened.; for that reason, in my behalf, has my uncle sent his refusal. Go in-doors; enquire whether it is so or not as I say.EUCLIOI’m undone utterly; so very many misfortunes unite themselves for my undoing. I’ll go in-doors, that I may know what of this is true.(He goes into his house.)LYCONIDESI’ll follow you this instant. This matter seems now to be pretty nearly in the haven of safety. Now, where to say my servant Strobilus is, I don’t know, but yet I’ll wait here still a little while; after that I’ll follow this man indoors; now, in the meantime, I’ll give him leisure to enquire of the nurse about my doings, the attendant of his daughter, whether she knows the truth.(Moves as if going.)

(Enter STROBILUS, at a distance.)STROBILUS(to himself.)Immortal Gods, with what and how great delights do you present me! I’ve got a four pound pot filled with gold; who there is richer than I? What man is there greater than I at Athens now; any one, I mean, to whom the Gods are propitious?LYCONIDES(to himself.)Why, surely, I seemed just now to hear the voice of some one speaking here.STROBILUS(to himself.)Ha! do I not see my master?