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Bacchides, or The Twin Sisters (224-269)

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Let him come when he pleases, and so there be no delay.
The money’s at home; I fear not for myself, nor do I go begging to any man; so long, at least, as this heart of mine shall be armed with its inventiveness. Go in; I’ll manage here. Do you tell them in-doors, that Mnesilochus is coming to Bacchis.
PISTOCLERUS
I’ll do as you request.
(Goes into the house of BACCHIS.)
CHRYSALUS
The money business belongs to me.
From Ephesus we have brought twelve hundred golden Philippeans, which our entertainer owed to our old gentleman. Hence, some contrivance[*] will I this day contrive, to procure gold for this son of my master thus in love. But there’s a noise at our door—who’s coming out of doors, I wonder?
(Stands aside.)
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(Enter NICOBULUS from his house.)
NICOBULUS
(to himself.)
To the Piraeus will I go; I’ll go see whether any merchant-ship has come into harbour from Ephesus. For my mind misgives me; my son lingers there so long, and does not return.
CHRYSALUS
(aside.)
Now, I’ll finely unravel him, if the Gods are propitious.
There must be no sleeping; gold is requisite[*] for Chrysalus. I’ll accost him, whom for sure this day I’ll make a ram of Phryxus[*] of; so, even to the quick[*], will I shear him of his gold. (Accosting him.) His servant Chrysalus salutes Nicobulus.
NICOBULUS
O, immortal Gods! where is my son?
CHRYSALUS
Why don’t you return the salutation first, which I gave you?
NICOBULUS
Well, save you. But where on earth is Mnesilochus?
CHRYSALUS
He is alive and well.
NICOBULUS
Is he not come?
CHRYSALUS
He is come.
NICOBULUS
Hurra! you’ve brought me to[*] my senses. And has he all along been well?
CHRYSALUS
Aye, well as a boxer[*] and an athlete.
NICOBULUS
But what as to this—the business on account or which I sent him hence to Ephesus?
Has he rot received the gold from his entertainer, Archidemides?
CHRYSALUS
Alas! my heart and my brain are cleft, Nicobulus, whenever mention is made of that fellow. Why don’t you call that entertainer of his your enemy?
NICOBULUS
Troth now, prithee, why so?
CHRYSALUS
Because, i’ faith, I know for sure,
that Vulcan, the Moon, the Sun, the Day, those four Divinities, never shone upon another more wicked.
NICOBULUS
What, than Archidemides? Dear me!
CHRYSALUS
Than Archidemides, I say.
NICOBULUS
What has he done?
CHRYSALUS
What has he not done? Why don’t you ask me that? In the first place, then, he began to make denials to your son,
and to assert that he didn’t owe three obols[*] to you. Forthwith, Mnesilochus summoned to himself there our ancient host, the old gentleman, Pelago; in his presence, he at once showed the fellow the token[*], which you yourself had given to your son to deliver to him.
NICOBULUS
Well—when he showed him the token?
CHRYSALUS
He began to say that it was counterfeit, and that it was not a true token; and how many reproaches he did utter against him so undeserving of them! and he said that in other matters he had committed forgery.
NICOBULUS
Have you not the gold? In the first place, I want that to be told me.

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