Scaife ATLAS

Captivi: The Captives (578b-612b)

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How’s this? How this scoundrel, Hegio, is making sport of you now.

For he’s a slave himself, and never, except his own self, had he a slave.

TYNDARUS

Because you yourself are destitute in your own country, and haven’t whereon to live at home, you wish all to be found like to yourself; you don’t do anything surprising. ’Tis the nature of the distressed to be ill-disposed, and to envy the fortunate.

ARISTOPHONTES

Hegio, take you care, please, that you don’t persist in rashly placing confidence in this man;

for so far as I see, he is certainly now putting some device in execution, in saying that he is redeeming your son from captivity; that is by no means satisfactory to me.

TYNDARUS

I know that you don’t wish that to be done; still I shall effect it, if the Gods assist me. I shall bring him back here, and he will restore me to my father, in Elis. For that purpose have I sent Tyndarus hence to my father.

ARISTOPHONTES

Why, you yourself are he;

nor is there any slave in Elis of that name, except yourself.

TYNDARUS

Do you persist in reproaching me with being a slave—a thing that has befallen me through the fortune of war?

ARISTOPHONTES

Really, now, I cannot contain myself.

TYNDARUS(to HEGIO.)

Ha! don’t you hear him? Why don’t you take to flight? He’ll be pelting us just now with stones there, unless you order him to be seized.

ARISTOPHONTES

I’m distracted.

TYNDARUS

His eyes strike fire; there’s need of a rope, Hegio.

Don’t you see how his body is spotted all over with livid spots? Black bile[*] is disordering the man.

ARISTOPHONTES

And, by my faith, if this old gentleman is wise, black pitch[*] will be disordering you with the executioner, and giving a light to your head.

TYNDARUS

He’s now talking in his fit of delirium; sprites are in possession of the man.

HEGIO

By my troth, suppose I order him to be seized?

TYNDARUS

You would be acting more wisely.[*]

ARISTOPHONTES

I’m vexed that I haven’t a stone, to knock out the brains of that whip-scoundrel, who’s driving me to madness by his taunts.

TYNDARUS

Don’t you hear that he’s looking for a stone?

ARISTOPHONTES

I wish to speak with you alone, separately, Hegio.

HEGIO

Speak from where you are, if you want anything; though at a distance, I shall hear you.

TYNDARUS

Yes, for, by my faith, if you approach nearer, he’ll be taking your nose off with his teeth.

ARISTOPHONTES

By heavens, Hegio, don’t you believe that I am mad, or that I ever was so, or that I have the malady which that fellow avers. But if you fear anything from me, order me to be bound; I wish it, so long as that fellow is bound as well.

TYNDARUS

Why really, Hegio, rather let him be bound that wishes it.

ARISTOPHONTES

Now hold your tongue! I’ll make you, you false Philocrates, to be found out this day to be a real Tyndarus.

Why are you making signs[*] at me?

TYNDARUS

I, making signs at you? (To HEGIO.) What would he do, if you were at a greater distance off?

HEGIO

What do you say? What if I approach this madman?

TYNDARUS

Nonsense; you’ll be made a fool of; he’ll be prating stuff, to you, neither the feet nor the head of which will ever be visible.

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