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.