You may judge by experience, as I’ve ruptured myself with running for your sake, in order that what I knew, you might have the means of knowing directly.CHARINUSI’ll make you a free man within a few months.ACANTHIOYou are smoothing me down.CHARINUSWhat, should I presume ever to make mention of an untrue thing to you? On the contrary, before I said so, you knew already whether I intend to utter an untruth.ACANTHIOAh! your words, upon my faith, are increasing my weakness. You are worrying me to death!CHARINUSWhat, is this the way you’re obedient to me?ACANTHIOWhat do you want me to do?CHARINUSWhat, you? What I want is this—ACANTHIOWhat is it then that you do want?CHARINUSI’ll tell you. ACANTHIOTell me, then.CHARINUSBut still, I’d like to do it in a quiet way.ACANTHIOAre you afraid lest you should wake the drowsy SpectatorsThe drowsy Spectators: No wonder if this most tiresome dialogue has sent them to sleep. from their nap?CHARINUSWoe be to you! ACANTHIOFor my part, that same am I bringing to you from the harbour.CHARINUSWhat are you bringing? Tell me.ACANTHIOViolence, alarm, torture, care, strife, and beggary.CHARINUSI’m undone! You really are bringing me hither a store of evils. I’m ruined outright.ACANTHIOWhy, yes, you are—CHARINUSI know it already; you’ll be saying I’m wretched.ACANTHIO’Tis you have said so; I’m mum.CHARINUSWhat mishap is this?ACANTHIODon’t enquire. It is a very great calamity.CHARINUSPrithee, do relieve me at once. Too long a time have I been in suspense. ACANTHIOSoftly; I still wish to make many enquiries before I’m beaten. CHARINUSBy my troth, you assuredly will be beaten, unless you say at once, or get away from here.ACANTHIODo look at that, please, how he does coax me; there’s no one more flattering when he sets about it.CHARINUSBy heavens, I do entreat and beseech you to disclose to me at once what it is; inasmuch as I see that I must be the suppliant of my own servant.ACANTHIOAnd do I seem so unworthy of it?CHARINUSOh no, quite worthy.