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Casina, or The Stratagem Defeated (812-845b)

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On what grounds?
OLYMPIO
You are too hard-mouthed.
STALINO
Have you ever found me so?
OLYMPIO
The Gods forbid! But the door makes a noise; they are coming out.
STALINO
I’ troth, the Gods do will me to be preserved at last. I already smell Casina[*] at a distance. (They move to a distance.)
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(Enter, from the house, two FEMALE SERVANTS leading CHALINUS, veiled and dressed in women’s clothes, as CASINA.)
TWO MAID-SERVANTS
Move on, and raise your feet a little over the threshold[*], newly-married bride; prosperously commence this journey, that you may always be alive for your husband, that you may be his superior in power, and the conqueror, and that your rule may gain the upper hand. Let your husband find you in clothes; you plunder your husband;
by night and day to be tricking your husband, prithee, do remember.
OLYMPIO
(to STALINO.)
Upon my faith, at her downright peril, the instant she offends me ever so little!
STALINO
Hold your tongue.
OLYMPIO
I shall not hold my tongue.
STALINO
What’s the matter
OLYMPIO
These wicked jades are wickedly teaching her wicked lessons.
STALINO
Instead of being all ready, they’ll be bringing this matter all into confusion for me. They are striving at that, wishing for it, that they may have it all undone.
TWO MAID-SERVANTS
Come, Olympio, as soon as you please, receive this wife of yours from us.
(They present CHALINUS to him.)
OLYMPIO
Hand her to me then, if you are going to hand her to me at all to-day.
(They hand CHALINUS to him.)
STALINO
(to the FEMALE SERVANTS.)
Be off in-doors.
TWO MAID-SERVANTS
Prithee, do deal gently with her who is so young and inexperienced.
STALINO
It shall be so.
Farewell; be off now.
TWO MAID-SERVANTS
Farewell.
(They go into the house.)
STALINO
Is my wife now gone?
OLYMPIO
She’s in the house; don’t be afraid.
STALINO
Hurra! Now, faith, I’m free at last. (Addressing himself to CHALINUS as CASINA.) My sweetheart, my spring-flower[*], my little honey!
(Embraces him.)
OLYMPIO
But, hark you! you’ll beware, if you are wise, of some mishap: she’s mine.
STALINO
I know that; but mine’s the first enjoyment.
OLYMPIO
(holding him the torch.)
Hold this torch for me.
STALINO
Why, no, I’ll hold her in my arms in preference. All-powerful Venus, a happy existence hast thou given me in giving me the possession of her! A dear little body! a dear little honey! (Hugs CHALINUS, who pretends to struggle.)
OLYMPIO
(shouting aloud.)
O my dear little wife! (Jumps about on one leg.)
STALINO
What’s the matter?
OLYMPIO
She has trod upon my toes.

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