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Epidicus, or The Fortunate Discovery (483c-520)

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Where in the world, then, does, she come from? For my part, i’ faith, I certainly paid the money for her.
A CAPTAIN
Foolishly paid, I guess, and a mighty mistake.
PERIPHIANES
Nay, but this is she; for I sent the servant who is in the habit of attending my son; he himself this moment purchased the Music-girl.
A CAPTAIN
Well then, this fellow has cut you up joint by joint, old gentleman, this servant of yours.
PERIPHIANES
How, cut me up?
A CAPTAIN
Such is my suspicion;
for she has been palmed upon you for that Music-girl. Old gentleman, you’ve been bubbled clearly and cleverly. I shall now go seek her wherever she is.
Warrior, farewell!
(Exeunt the OFFICER and SERVANT.)
PERIPHIANES
(stamnping with rage.)
Bravo, bravo! Epidicus You’re a clever fellow! You have fought well—you’re a man! you’ve wiped my nose when snivelling, worthless fellow that I am!
(To the MUSIC-GIRL.)
Did Apaecides purchase you to-day of the procurer? (A pause.) Come now, tell me.
MUSIC-GIRL
I never heard of that person before to-day, nor, indeed, was any one able to purchase me for any money; I’ve been free now for more than five years.
PERIPHIANES
What business have you, then, at my house?
MUSIC-GIRL
You shall hear;
I came, being hired to perform for an old gentleman while he was sacrificing.
PERIPHIANES
I do confess that I am the most worthless of all men in Athens of Attica. But do you know Acropolistis the Music-girl?
MUSIC-GIRL
As well as my own self.
PERIPHIANES
Where does she live?
MUSIC-GIRL
Since she has been made free,
I don’t know for certain.
PERIPHIANES
Well now, I should like to know who has made her free, if you know?
MUSIC-GIRL
That which I have heard, you shall hear; I heard that Stratippocles[*], the son of Periphanes, had provided in his absence that she should be made free.
PERIPHIANES
By heavens, I’m undone[*], most clearly, if these things are true. Epidicus has disembowelled my purse!
MUSIC-GIRL
I’ve heard to that effect. Do you want me for anything else?
PERIPHIANES
Away to perdition in the veriest torments, and off this instant!
MUSIC-GIRL
Won’t you give me back my harp?
PERIPHANES
Neither harp nor pipes.
Make haste, then, and escape from here, if the Gods love you!
MUSIC-GIRL
I’ll be off. At a future time, however, you’ll restore it, with the greater disgrace[*] to yourself.
(Exit.)
PERIPHIANES
(to himself.)
What now? Shall I, who have been placed before so many edicts[*], allow him to get with impunity? No; even though as much again should be required to be lost, I’ll lose it rather than
allow myself to be held in derision with impunity and plundered by them. That I should have been thus cheated openly to my face, and that I should have been set at nought before this Apaecides, who is famed as being the framer and founder of all the laws and ordinances! He too declares that he is a wise man! that the hammer,

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