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Curculio, or The Forgery (549b-568)

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What you requested me, I’ve done for your sake,
that I mightn’t slight the messenger who had brought your seal’s impression.
THERAPONTIGONUS
More fool than fool were you to give credit to this letter.
LYCO
To that by which matters both public and private are carried on ought I not to have given credit? I’ll be off; the money has been properly paid you. Warrior, farewell.
THERAPONTIGONUS
How—farewell?
LYCO
Fare you ill then, if you choose,—aye, all your life, so far as I’m concerned. (Exit.)
THERAPONTIGONUS
What shall I do now? Of what use is it that I have caused kings to obey me, if this obscure fellow[*] is this day to laugh at me?
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(Enter CAPPADOX, from the Temple.)
CAPPADOX
(to himself.)
The man to whom the Gods are propitious, they cannot, I think, be angered with him. After I ad finished my devotions, it then came into my mind, lest the banker should abscond, to go fetch the money,
that I may make good cheer rather than he.
THERAPONTIGONUS
I had left my compliments for you at your house.
CAPPADOX
Therapontigonus Platagidorus, save you; since you are come safe to Epidaurus this day, at my house—you won’t lick up one grain of salt[*].
THERAPONTIGONUS
You give me a kind invitation; things, however, are in a train for it to go badly with yourself. But how fares my purchase at your house?
CAPPADOX
Why, not at my house at all.
Don’t be bringing your witnesses—assuredly, I don’t owe you anything.
THERAPONTIGONUS
How’s that?
CAPPADOX
What I was bound on oath to do, I’ve done.
THERAPONTIGONUS
Will you give me up the girl or not, before I spit you with this sabre of mine, you whip-scoundrel?
CAPPADOX
I bid you go to perdition with all my heart; don’t you be terrifying me.

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