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?