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Menaechmi, or The Twin Brothers (1139c-1160)

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How did this come to you?
MENAECHMUS SOSICLES
The Courtesan who took me here (pointing to EROTIUM’S house) to breakfast, said that I had given it to her. I breakfasted very pleasantly; I drank and entertained myself with my mistress; she gave me the mantle and this golden trinket.
(Showing the bracelet.)⋯
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
I’ faith, I’m glad if any luck has befallen you on my account; for when she invited you to her house, she supposed it to be me.
MESSENIO
Do you make any objection that I should be free as you commanded?
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
He asks, brother, what’s very fair and very just. Do it for my sake.
MENAECHMUS SOSICLES
(touching MESSENIO’S shoulder.)
Be thou a free man.
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
I am glad, Messenio, that you are free.
MESSENIO
Why, better auspices[*] were required that I should be free for life. ⋯
MENAECHMUS SOSICLES
Since these matters, brother, have turned out to our wishes, let us both return to our native land.
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
Brother, I’ll do as you wish. I’ll have an auction here, and sell whatever I have. In the meantime, brother, let’s now go in-doors.
MENAECHMUS SOSICLES
Be it so.
MESSENIO
Do you know what I ask of you?
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
What?
MESSENIO
To give me the place of auctioneer.
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
It shall be given you.
MESSENIO
Would you like the auction, then, to be proclaimed at once? For what day?
MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.
On the seventh day hence.
MESSENIO
(coming forward, and speaking in a loud voice.)
An auction of the property of Menaechmus will certainly take place on the morning of the seventh day hence. His slaves, furniture, house, and farms, will be sold. All will go for whatever they’ll fetch at ready money prices.
His wife, too, will be sold as well, if any purchaser shall come. I think that by the entire sale Menaechmus will hardly get fifty hundred thousand[*] sesterces. (To the SPECTATORS.) Now, Spectators, fare you well, and give us loud applause[*].

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