Bacchides, or The Twin Sisters (270-312)

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Yes, after the Praetor had appointed delegates[*]; being cast, at length compelled by force he paid down twelve hundred Philippeans.

NICOBULUS

He owed that much.

CHRYSALUS

Besides, listen to another struggle of his, as well, which he was desirous to enter on.

NICOBULUS

What, besides, as well?

Oho! this will turn out now a regular hawk’s nest[*].

I’ve been deceived. I’ve entrusted my gold to an Autolycus[*] for my host!

CHRYSALUS

Nay, but do you listen—

NICOBULUS

Well, I wasn’t aware of the disposition of my avaricious entertainer.

CHRYSALUS

Afterwards, at last we had got the gold, and embarked on board ship, desirous for home. By chance, as I was sitting on the deck, while I was looking about me, at that moment I beheld

a long bark being fitted out by this cheating knave.

NICOBULUS

Troth, I’m undone; that bark breaks my heart[*].

CHRYSALUS

This was held in partnership by your host and some pirates.

NICOBULUS

And that I should be such a blockhead as to trust him, when his very name of Archidemides[*]

cried aloud to me that he would deprive me of it, if I should entrust anything to him.

CHRYSALUS

This bark was lying in wait for our ship. I began to watch them, to see what business they were about. Meanwhile, from harbour our ship set sail. When we had fully left the harbour, these fellows began to follow with their oars;

nor birds, nor winds more swiftly. As I discovered what scheme was being carried out, at once we dropped anchor. As they beheld us stopping, they began to keep their vessel back in harbour.

NICOBULUS

Wicked wretches, by my troth. What did you do at last?

CHRYSALUS

We returned again into harbour.

NICOBULUS

’Twas cleverly done by you. What after that?

CHRYSALUS

At nightfall they returned ashore.

NICOBULUS

Troth now, they intended to carry off the gold; they were attempting that plan, no doubt.

CHRYSALUS

It didn’t escape me; I discovered it: I was almost terrified to death by it. As I saw that a scheme was being laid against the gold,

forthwith on this we came to this determination; the next day we carried away all the gold thence in their presence, openly and publicly, that they might know it was done.

NICOBULUS

Skilfully managed, i’ faith. Tell me, what did they?

CHRYSALUS

Chopfallen at once,—soon as ever they saw us leaving the harbour with the gold,

shaking their heads, they hauled their bark ashore. We deposited all the gold with Theotimus, who is a priest there[*] of Ephesian Diana.

NICOBULUS

Who is this Theotimus?

CHRYSALUS

The son of Megalobyzus[*], who is now living at Ephesus, a man most dear to the Ephesians.

NICOBULUS

By my troth, he’ll surely turn out very much more dear to me[*] if he shall chouse me out of all that gold.

CHRYSALUS

But it is stowed away in the very temple itself of the Goddess Diana; there they keep guard at the public expense[*].

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