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.)THESPRIOWhy 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?