Do stop a bit.OLYMPIO How’s this? (Staring at him.) What person’s this?STALINO I’m your master. OLYMPIO What master?STALINO He whose slave you are.OLYMPIO I, a slave? STALINO Aye, and mine.OLYMPIO Am I not a free man? Remember! remember!STALINO Stop and stay you there!(Catches hold of him.)OLYMPIO Let me alone. STALINO I am your slave.OLYMPIO That’s very good.STALINO My dear little Olympio, my father, my patron, I do beg of you—OLYMPIO Well, you certainly are in your senses.STALINO Of course I am your slave.OLYMPIO What need have I of so worthless a slave?STALINO Well now, how soon are you going to provide me some amusement Provide me some amusement: He perhaps alludes to the gratification of his villanous intentions with regard to Casina. If not, his meaning is still more gross. He is, without exception, the most despicable character, with the exception of Dinarchus, in the Truculentus, depicted in any Play of Plautus.?OLYMPIO If the dinner were but drest.STALINO Then let them be off this instant in-doors.(To the COOK and his ASSISTANTS.)Go you into the house and despatch with all haste.I’ll come in just now. Have the dinner charmingly sauced upCharmingly sauced up: By the use of the word ebria, he either means that the hashes are to be swimming with sauces and gravies, or that plenty of wine is to be provided. for me; I want to have a charming meal. I really don’t care, now, to be eating in the style of your sumptuous foreignersIn the style of your sumptuous foreigners: Barbarico ritu. He perhaps alludes to the Eastern style of entertainments, which were probably accompanied with more magnificence, and, at the same time, greater sobriety, which doubtless would not agree with his Epicurean notions.. Be off, will you; but for the present, however, I take up my abode here.(The COOK and his ASSISTANTS go into the house.)OLYMPIOIs there anything that detains you here?Part of line 748 in the Latin.STALINO The servant-maid says that Casina has got a sword in-doors, to deprive you and me of life with it.OLYMPIO I understand it. Just let her alone with it. They are imposing on you: I know these worthless baggages. However, do you now go into the house with me.STALINO But, i’ faith, I’m fearful of mischief: only do you go. Reconnoitre, first, what’s going on within.OLYMPIO My life’s as dear to me as yours is to you.STALINO But only do go now.OLYMPIO If you’ll go yourself, I’ll go in with you.(They go into the house.)

(Enter PARDALISCA, from the house, laughing aloud.)PARDALISCA(to herself.) Upon my faith, I do not believe that at NemeaAt Nemea: Nemea was a town near Corinth, where games were held in honor of Hercules, in remembrance of his slaying the Nemean Lion. At Olympia, in Elis, the Olympic games in honor of Jupiter were celebrated., nor do I think that at Olympia,