How, the Bacchantes? Why, that cannot be. TWO MAID-SERVANTS By my troth, you are in a fright. STALINO What I? CLEOSTRATA (to the SERVANT.) I’ faith, do tell no lies, for it’s quite clear. ] OLYMPIO [ who even made a notorius man of me with his flagrant acts.] Added by Perseus. STALINO Won’t you hold your tongue? OLYMPIO I’ troth, I certainly shall not hold my tongue; for with the greatest earnestness you begged me to ask for Casina as my wife. STALINO That I did on account of my love for you. CLEOSTRATA I’ faith, of her rather. (Turning to CHALINUS.) He’d have been making an attack upon you, in fact. STALINO I been doing these things that you mention? CLEOSTRATA And do you ask me that? STALINO If indeed I have done so, I’ve been doing wrong. CLEOSTRATA Just come back in-doors here; I’ll remind you, if you have forgotten anything. STALINO Troth, I think, I’ll believe you in preference as to what you say. But, wife, do grant pardon to your husband for this; Myrrhina, do entreat Cleostrata! If ever, from this time forward, I love Casina, or even think of it, should I love her, I say, should I ever hereafter, in fact, be guilty of such a thing, there’s no reason, wife, why you shouldn’t lash me with twigs as I hang up by the arms. MYRRHINA On my word, I do think that forgiveness may be granted for this. CLEOSTRATA (to MYRRHINA.) I’ll do as you request me. (To STALINO.) On this account with the less difficulty do I now grant you this pardon, that, from being a long one, we mayn’t be making this Play still longer. STALINO You are not angry? CLEOSTRATA I am not angry. STALINO Am I to trust your word? CLEOSTRATA You may my word. STALINO No person ever did have a more amiable wife than I’ve got. CHALINUS Keep to her, then. CLEOSTRATA (to CHALINUS.) Come you, give him back his walking-stick and cloak. Part of line 1009 in the Latin. CHALINUS (taking them from behind him, where he had held them.) Take them, if you wish. Upon my faith, a great injustice has really been most egregiously done me; I’ve been married to two husbands; neither has behaved to me as to a new-made bride.