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Miles Gloriosus, or The Braggart Captain (445b-470)

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But my hands shall just now sound again against your cheek, if you don’t let me go.
SCELEDRUS
(to PALAESTRIO.)
Why the plague are you standing idle? Why don’t you hold her on the other side?
PALAESTRIO
I don’t choose to bring the business down upon my back. How do I know but that this is not Philocomasium, but is some other female that resembles her?
PHILOCOMASIUM
Will you let me go, or will you not let me go?
SCELEDRUS
No; by force and against your will, in spite of you,
I’ll drag you home, unless you’ll go of your own accord.
PHILOCOMASIUM
(pointing to the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.)
This is my lodging here abroad[*], at Athens is my home.
SCELEDRUS
But your master lives here.

(pointing to the CAPTAIN’S house.)
PHILOCOMASIUM
I have nothing to do with that house, nor do I know or understand yourselves what persons you are.
SCELEDRUS
Proceed against me[*] at law. I’ll never let you go, until you give me your solemn word that you will go indoors here (pointing to the CAPTAIN’S house) if I let go of you.
PHILOCOMASIUM
You are compelling me by force, whoever you are.
I give you my word, that if you let go of me, I will go into that house where you bid me.
SCELEDRUS
Then, now I let go of you.
PHILOCOMASIUM
And, as I’m let go, I’ll go in here.
(Runs into the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.)
SCELEDRUS
She has acted with a woman’s honour.
PALAESTRIO
Sceledrus, you’ve lost the prey through your hands; as sure as possible she is the lady of our master. Do you intend to act in this matter with spirit?
SCELEDRUS
How am I to act?
PALAESTRIO
Bring me a sword out here from in-doors.
SCELEDRUS
What will you do with it?
PALAESTRIO
I’ll break right into the house[*]; and whatever man I see in-doors there caressing Philocomasium, I’ll behead him on the spot.
SCELEDRUS
And do you think that it was she?
PALAESTRIO
I’ faith, it was she, sure enough.
SCELEDRUS
But how she did dissemble.
PALAESTRIO
Go, bring me a sword out here.
SCELEDRUS
I’ll have it here this moment.
(Goes into the CAPTAIN’S house.)
(PALAESTRIO alone.)
PALAESTRIO
Beyond a doubt, neither any horse nor foot has so great a degree of boldness
in carrying out anything with as much confidence as some women. How cleverly and how skilfully she performed her part in both her characters!—how her wary keeper, my fellow-servant, is being gulled! ’Tis most fortunate that the passage communicates through the party-wall.
(Enter SCLEDRUS from the CAPTAIN’s house.)
SCELEDRUS
Hallo! Palaestrio, there’s no occasion for the sword.
PALAESTRIO
How so?—or what’s the matter now?
SCELEDRUS
Our master’s lady is there, at home.

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