Well, do you take her to be a courtesan? NICOBULUS Why not? CHRYSALUS You are mistaken. NICOBULUS Who is she then, prithee? CHRYSALUS You’ll find out from me. indeed, you’ll get no more information to-day. (Enter CLEOMACHUS, at a distance.) CLEOMACHUS (aloud.) Is this Mnesilochus, the son of Nicobulus, by force to detain my own mistress? What proceeding is this? NICOBULUS Who’s this? CHRYSALUS (aside.) This Captain’s opportunely come for me. CLEOMACHUS He doesn’t consider that I am a soldier, but a woman, who cannot defend myself and mine. But may neither Bellona nor Mars ever put confidence in me, if I don’t put him out of life, if I meet him, or if I don’t make him lose possession of his existence. NICOBULUS Chrysalus, who’s this that’s threatening my son? CHRYSALUS This is the husband of that woman with whom he is now reclining. NICOBULUS What! The husband?