I have none to be desponding in. Tell on, then, the rest of your bad news; for whom has she been purchased?EUTYCHUSI don’t know. She had been already knocked down to the bidder and taken off by him, when I got to the harbour. CHARINUSAh me! Already, indeed, have you heaped burning mountains of woe upon me. Proceed, executioner, torment me on, since you have once begun.EUTYCHUSThis is not more a cause of anguish to yourself, than it has proved to me this day.CHARINUSTell me, who bought her?EUTYCHUSI’ faith, I do not know.CHARINUSWell, is this a good friend giving one his aid?EUTYCHUSWhat would you have me do?CHARINUSThe same that you see me doing, die with grief. But did you make enquiry, what was the appearance of the person that had bought her? Perhaps the damsel might have been traced out by that means.EUTYCHUSAh! wretch that I am— CHARINUSDo cease lamenting; attend to that which you are now about.EUTYCHUSWhat have I done? CHARINUSProved the destruction of myself, and with myself of your own word.EUTYCHUSThe Gods know that that is not any fault of mine.CHARINUSA fine thing, indeed! You mention the Gods, who are absent, as witnesses; how am I to believe you in that?EUTYCHUSWhy, it rests with your own self what to believe; with myself, what to say, that rests with me.CHARINUSOn that point you are ready, so as to give answer like for like; but as to what you are requested, you are lame, blind, dumb, defective, and weak. You promised that you would trick my father; I myself supposed that I was entrusting the matter to a skilful person, and I entrusted it to an utter stone.EUTYCHUSWhat could I do?CHARINUSWhat could you do, do you ask me? You should have enquired, and asked who he was or whence he was, of what lineage; whether he was a citizen or a foreigner—EUTYCHUSThey said that he was a citizen of Attica.CHARINUSAt least, you should have found out where he lives, if you couldn’t the name.EUTYCHUSNo person was able to say he knew.CHARINUSBut at least you should have enquired what was the appearance of the man. EUTYCHUSI did do so.CHARINUSOf what figure, then, did they say he was?EUTYCHUSI’ll tell you: grey-headed, bandy-legged, pot-bellied, wide-mouthed, of stunted figure, with darkish eyes, lank jaws, splay-footed rather.