<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text><body><div xml:lang="eng" type="translation" n="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2"><div type="textpart" subtype="act" n="4"><div type="textpart" subtype="scene" n="2"><sp><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" n="820">who give the name of wether mutton to a ram—if I should only see that ram in the public way, I’ll make both ram and owner most miserable beings.</l></sp><sp><speaker>HEGIO</speaker><stage>(to hieiself.)</stage><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" rend="align(indent)" n="823">Well done! He really does give out edicts fit for an Aedile, and ‘tis indeed a surprising thing if the Aetolians haven’t made him inspector of markets<note resp="editor"><emph rend="italic" n="mentioned">Inspector of markets</emph>: <q rend="double">Agoranomum.</q> The Aediles were the inspectors of markets at Rome, while the ‘Agoranomi’ had a similar office in the Grecian cities</note>.</l></sp><sp><speaker>ERGASILUS</speaker><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" rend="align(indent)" n="825"> No Parasite now am I, but a right royal king of kings; so large a stock of provision for my stomach is there at hand in the harbour. But why delay to overwhelm this old gentleman Hegio with gladness? With him, not a person among mankind exists equally fortunate. </l></sp><sp><speaker>HEGIO</speaker><stage>(apart.)</stage><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" rend="align(indent)" n="829">What joy is this, that he, thus joyous, is going to impart to me?</l></sp><sp><speaker>ERGASILUS</speaker><stage>(knocking at HEGIO’S door.)</stage><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" rend="align(indent)" n="830"> Hallo, hallo!—where are you? Is any one coming to open this door?</l></sp><sp><speaker>HEGIO</speaker><stage>(apart.)</stage><l xml:base="urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi005.perseus-eng2" rend="align(indent)" n="831" part="I">This fellow’s betaking himself to my house to dine.</l></sp></div></div></div></body></text></TEI>