I’ll accost him. NICOBULUS My honest servant, hail to you. What’s doing now? How soon do I set sail for Ephesus, to bring back the gold home from Theotimus? What—silent? I swear by all the Gods, if I didn’t love my son so much as to wish everything done for him that he desires that your sides should be wealed now right well with rods, and that in irons at the mill you should be lingering out your life. I’ve learnt of Mnesilochus all your wicked pranks. CHRYSALUS Has he accused me? ’Tis very good; I am a bad one, I am a cursed one—a wicked one. Only reflect upon the matter. I’ll utter not one word. NICOBULUS What? Hangdog, do you even threaten me Even threaten me : Nicobulus takes it for a threat, when he tells him specta rem modo only reflect upon the matter. ? CHRYSALUS You’ll find out before long what sort of man he is. He ordered me just now to carry this letter to you. He requested that that which is there written may be done. NICOBULUS Give it me. CHRYSALUS Take notice of the seal. (Gives him the tablets.) NICOBULUS I know it. Where is he himself? CHRYSALUS I don’t know. I ought to know nothing now; I’ve forgotten everything. I know that I’m a slave; I know not even that which I do know. (Aside.) Now from the springe this thrush is catching at the worm; he’ll be finely noosed this day, so well I’ve set the snare. NICOBULUS Stay here but a moment; I’ll return to you directly, Chrysalus.