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Epidicus, or The Fortunate Discovery (601-632c)

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Wretched creature, I’m quite undone!
(Begins to weep.)
PERIPHIANES
Don’t weep, madam; go in-doors; be of good courage; I’ll find her out.
PHILIPPA
An Attic citizen from Athens here purchased her Indeed, they said it was a young man who had bought her.
PERIPHIANES
I will find her; hold your peace. Only do go in-doors, and keep an eye upon this Circe[*], this daughter of the Sun.
(She goes into the house, followed by ACROPOLISTIS.)
All business laid aside, I’ll give my attention to seeking for Epidicus. If I find him, I’ll make this day become the final one for him.
(Exit.)
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(Enter STRATIPPOCLES, from the house of CHAERIBULUS.)
STRATIPPOCLES
(to himself.)
The Banker[*] is inattentive to me, not to seek the money of me, or bring this woman who has been purchased out of the spoil. But see—here comes Epidicus How’s this, that in gloominess his brow is wrinkled?
(at a distance.)
EPIDICUS
(to himself.)
If Jupiter unto himself were to take the eleven Gods[*] beside himself, even then, all of them would not be able to rescue Epidicus from torture. I’ve seen Periphanes buying the thongs; Apaecides was together with him; now, I do believe that these persons are in search of me. They have found it out; they know that they’ve been imposed upon.
STRATIPPOCLES
(coming forward.)
What are you about, my ready occasion?
EPIDICUS
That which a wretched fellow is about.
STRATIPPOCLES
What’s the matter with you?
EPIDICUS
Why don’t you prepare for me the necessaries for flight before I’m quite undone? For the two fleeced old gentlemen are hunting for me through the city; they are carrying in their hands handcuffs an inch and a half thick.
STRATIPPOCLES
Be of good heart—
EPIDICUS
Of course I will, whose freedom is so close at hand[*].
STRATIPPOCLES
I will preserve you.
EPIDICUS
I’ faith, they’ll do it better for me, if they catch me.
But who’s this young woman, this greyish old fellow, too, that’s coming along?
(are seen at a distance.)
STRATIPPOCLES
This is the Banker, and this is the woman whom I purchased out of the spoil.
EPIDICUS
What, is this she?
STRATIPPOCLES
It is she. Isn’t she just like what I told you? Look at her.
EPIDICUS
Is it she?
STRATIPPOCLES
Survey her, Epidicus.[*] Even from her nail to the top of her hair she is most lovely! Is she not? Do look at her! Observe her! You’ll be looking at a picture beautifully painted.
EPIDICUS
Judging from your words you are foretelling that my hide will be beautifully painted; me, whom Apelles and Zeuxis[*], the pair of them, will be painting with elm-tree pigments.
(Enter the BANKER and TELESTIS.)
STRATIPPOCLES
(to the BANKER.)
Immortal Gods! I’m surprised at your slowness. The man that’s spoken of in the proverb with swollen feet, would have got here sooner than you have arrived for me.
A BANKER.
(pointing to TELESTIS.)
I’ faith, ’twas she delayed me.
STRATIPPOCLES
If indeed you delayed for her sake,
because she wished it, you have come too quickly.
A BANKER
Well, well, dispatch with me and count out the money, that I mayn’t be detaining my friends.
STRATIPPOCLES
It has been counted out.
A BANKER.
(giving him a bag.)
Take this bag; put it into it.
STRATIPPOCLES
You come discreetly provided! Wait till I bring out the money to you.

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