Miles Gloriosus, or The Braggart Captain (870-903b)

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(Looks down the street.) But Periplecomenus is bringing here a woman of very comely appearance, her, for whom I commissioned him. By my faith, the Gods are helping us in this matter. How becomingly drest she struts along[*], not like a Courtesan. This business is prospering charmingly in our hands.

(Stands aside.)

874

(Enter PERIPLECOMENUS, with ACROTELEUTIUM and MILPHIDIPPA.)

PERIPLECOMENUS
(as he advances.)

I have explained the whole affair, Acroteleutium, to you, and, Milphidippa, to you as well.

If you don’t well understand this device and plan, I wish you to hear it all over again. If you comprehend it aright, there is something else that we may speak of in preference.

ACROTELEUTIUM

I’ faith, it would be folly, and ignorance, and foolishness, for me to engage in the service of another, or to promise you my assistance,

if, in its fabrication, I did not know how to be either mischievous or clever at deceiving.

PERIPLECOMENUS

But, ’tis better for you to be instructed.

ACROTELEUTIUM

Really I don’t understand of what great use it is for a Courtesan to be instructed. How now! have I told you all in vain, after my ears had drunk in the draughts[*] of your discourse, in what fashion it was possible for the Captain to be cajoled?

PERIPLECOMENUS

But no one, unaided, is sufficiently perfect; for full oft have I seen many a person lose the road to good advice before they had found it.

ACROTELEUTIUM

If a woman has anything to do mischievously and maliciously, in that case her memory is immortal at remembering it for everlasting; but if anything is to be done for a good purpose, or honestly,

it will fall out that those same women will become oblivious that instant, and be unable to remember.

PERIPLECOMENUS

Therefore do I fear that same, because both those things happen to be about to be done by us; for that will be a benefit to me in which you both will be acting mischievously towards the Captain.

ACROTELEUTIUM

So long as we do anything that’s good, not knowing it, don’t you fear. No woman is awkward ⋯ Have no apprehensions, they are ready for the worst.

PERIPLECOMENUS

So it befits you. Do you follow me.

PALAESTRIO(advancing.)

Why do I hesitate to go and accost them?

PERIPLECOMENUS

Well met, and opportunely, Palaestrio. See, here they are whom you commissioned me to bring, and in the very dress.

PALAESTRIO

Well done: accept my thanks.

I am glad that you have come safe. I’ faith, you bring them nicely dressed.

Palaestrio salutes Acroteleutium.

ACROTELEUTIUM

Prithee, who’s this, that calls me so familiarly by name?

PERIPLECOMENUS

This is our master-plotter.

ACROTELEUTIUM

Health to you, master-plotter.

PALAESTRIO

And health to you. But, tell me, has he any way given you full instructions?

PERIPLECOMENUS

I bring them both thoroughly prepared.

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