Scaife ATLAS

Mercator, or The Merchant (919-938b)

urn:cts:latinLit:phi0119.phi011.perseus-eng2:919-938b

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Is it so? Not convenient to her who loves me, and whom I love in return?

He’s trifling with me in every way. I’m too foolish to believe him. He’s only delaying me. (Turns to the BOY.) I’ll put on my scarf again.

EUTYCHUS

Stop a little, and listen to this.

CHARINUS
(taking off the cloak.)

You boy, take this cloak[*], please.

(Puts on the travelling scarf.)

EUTYCHUS

Really this hasn’t come but this moment into my mind to tell it you.

My mother’s dreadfully angry with my father, because he has brought into the house a harlot before her very eyes, while she was away in the country. She suspects that she’s his own mistress.

CHARINUS
(not attending to him.)

I’ve taken up my belt[*].

(Puts it on.)

EUTYCHUS

She’s now enquiring into this matter in-doors.

CHARINUS
(inattentive.)

Now my sword’s in hand.

(Taking it from the BOY.)

EUTYCHUS

But if I were now to introduce you?

CHARINUS
(inattentive.)

I’ll take my bottle, and be off from here.

(Moves.)

EUTYCHUS

Stop, stop, Charinus!

CHARINUS

You are mistaken; you can’t deceive me.

EUTYCHUS

And, i’ faith, I have no wish.

CHARINUS

Why, then, don’t you allow me to proceed upon my journey?

EUTYCHUS

I won’t let you.

CHARINUS

I’m delaying myself. Boy, do you this instant be off hence in-doors.

(The BOY goes into the house.)

Now I’ve ascended the chariot; now I’ve taken the reins in my hands.

(Imitating the action of a charioteer.)

EUTYCHUS

You are not in your senses.

CHARINUS

Feet of mine, why don’t ye betake yourselves into the chariot, straight for Cyprus, since my father determines on my banishment?

EUTYCHUS

You are silly. Prithee, don’t be saying this.

CHARINUS
(as though to himself.)

I’m resolved to persist—

to use my endeavours to seek her out where she is.

EUTYCHUS

Why, she’s at our house.

CHARINUS
(as though to himself.)

For what that person said, he told a falsehood in it.

EUTYCHUS

Really, I told you the truth.

CHARINUS
(continuing.)

Now I’ve come to Cyprus.

EUTYCHUS

Nay, but follow me, that you may see her whom you are looking for.

(Moves towards his FATHER’S house.)

CHARINUS
(pretending not to hear.)

Enquiring there, I didn’t find her.

EUTYCHUS

I’ll not care then for my mother’s anger.

Tokens

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on	16	w	1752
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