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Epidicus, or The Fortunate Discovery (53-75)

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For that purpose, he borrowed the money on interest of a Banker at Thebes, at a didrachm for each silver mina per day.
EPIDICUS
Surprising!
THESPRIO
This Banker, too, has come together with him, and is dunning for his money.
EPIDICUS
Immortal Gods! now I’m fairly done for!
THESPRIO
Why so, or.what’s the matter, Epidicus?
EPIDICUS
He has proved my ruin!
THESPRIO
Who?
EPIDICUS
Who? He who lost his arms.
THESPRIO
But why so?
EPIDICUS
Because he himself was every day sending me letters from the army—but I shall hold my tongue; it’s best to do so.
It’s best for a man in servitude to know more than he says; that’s true wisdom.
THESPRIO
On my faith, I don’t understand why you are alarmed. You are frightened, Epidicus; I see it by your countenance. You seem here, in my absence, to have got into some scrape or other.
EPIDICUS
Can’t you cease annoying me?
THESPRIO
I’ll be off.
(Moves as if going.)
EPIDICUS
Stand still; I’ll not let you go from here.
(Holds him.)
THESPRIO
Why do you hold me back?
EPIDICUS
Is he in love with her whom he has purchased out of the spoil?
THESPRIO
Do you ask me?
He dotes to death upon her.
EPIDICUS
The hide will be stripped from off my back.
THESPRIO
He loves her, too, more than ever he loved you.
EPIDICUS
May Jupiter confound you!
THESPRIO
Let me go now; for he has forbidden me to go to our house; he ordered me to come here (pointing to the house) to our neighbour’s, Chaeribulus; there he bade me wait; he’s about to come there himself.
EPIDICUS
Why so?
THESPRIO
I’ll tell you;
because he doesn’t wish to meet with or see his father, before he has paid down this money which is owing for her.
EPIDICUS
O dear! an involved business, i’ faith.
THESPRIO
Do let go of me, that I may now be off forthwith.
EPIDICUS
When the old gentleman knows this, our ship will fairly founder.
THESPRIO
What matters it to me in what way you come to your end?

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