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Miles Gloriosus, or The Braggart Captain (787-812)

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Do you want one that has[*] taken her degrees, or one as yet a novice in the art?
PALAESTRIO
One sober but plump[*], a juicy bit; as taking a one as ever you can find, and one very young.
PERIPLECOMENUS
Why, I have one, a dependant of mine, a courtesan, a very young woman.
But what is the occasion for her?
PALAESTRIO
For you to bring her home at once to your house as your wife, and, for that reason, to bring her there dressed out, so that she may wear her locks with her hair arranged, and fillets after the fashion of matrons[*], and may pretend that she is your wife; so you must instruct her.
PERIPLECOMENUS
I am at a loss what road you are taking.
PALAESTRIO
Well, you shall know. But what sort of a maid has she?
PERIPLECOMENUS
She is a rare clever one.
PALAESTRIO
We have need of her as well; so give your instructions to the damsel and her maid, to pretend that she is your wife and is doting upon this Captain; and as though she had given this ring to her maid, then she to me, that I might deliver it to the Captain; and I must be as though it were a go-between in this matter.
PERIPLECOMENUS
I hear you; don’t stun my ears as if I were deaf.
PALAESTRIO
I myself will go straightway to him; I’ll say that it has been brought and delivered to me from your wife, in order that I might introduce her to him. He’ll be distractedly longing for her at home, a scoundrel that cares for nothing else whatever but intriguing.
PERIPLECOMENUS
If you had commissioned the Sun himself to search them out, he couldn’t have found, better than myself, two more cleverly suited for this business. Be of good courage about it.
PALAESTRIO
Take you every care then. There is need of despatch.
(Exit PERIPLECOMENUS.)
PALAESTRIO
Now, do you listen, Pleusicles.[*]
PLEUSICLES
I am all attention to you.
PALAESTRIO
Take care of this. When the Captain comes home, do you remember not to call Philocomasium by her name.
PLEUSICLES
What am I to call her?
PALAESTRIO
Glycera.
PLEUSICLES
The same, you mean, that was agreed upon a little time since.
PALAESTRIO
Hush!—Be off.
PLEUSICLES
I’ll remember; but still I don’t know what use it is to keep it in my mind.
PALAESTRIO
But I will tell you, at the time, when occasion shall require. Meanwhile, be quiet; so that, bye and bye, when he too shall be acting his part[*], you may, on the instant, be minding your cue.
PLEUSICLES
I’ll go in then.

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