Tell them in what way your servant made a fool of you. You would be affording most capital plots for Comedies. CALLIDAMATES Hold your tongue awhile; let me speak in my turn.—Listen. THEUROPIDES By all means. CALLIDAMATES In the first place of all then, you know that I am the companion of your son; he has gone to my house, for he is ashamed to come into your presence, because he knows that you are aware what he has done. Now, I beseech you, do pardon his simplicity and youthfulness. He is your son; you know that this age is wont to play such pranks; whatever he has done, he has done in company with me. We have acted wrong: the interest, principal, and all the sum at which the mistress was purchased, all of it we will find, and will contribute together, at our own cost, not yours. THEUROPIDES No mediator could have come to me more able to influence me than yourself. I am neither angry with him Neither angry with him : Illi, with him; evidently meaning Philolaches. , nor do I blame him for anything: nay more, in my presence, wench on, drink, do what you please. If he’s ashamed of this, that he has been extravagant, I have sufficient satisfaction. CALLIDAMATES I’m quite ashamed myself TRANIO He grants pardon thus far; now then, what is to become of me? THEUROPIDES Filth, tied up as you hang, you shall be beaten with stripes. TRANIO Even though I am ashamed Though I am ashamed : This piece of impudence is very characteristic of Tranio. ? THEUROPIDES Upon my faith, I’ll be the death of you, if I live! CALLIDAMATES Make this pardon general; do, pray, forgive Tranio this offence, for my sake. THEUROPIDES I would more readily put up with your obtaining any other request of me than that I should forbear sending to perdition this fellow for his most villanous doings. CALLIDAMATES Pray, do pardon him. TRANIO Do pardon me? THEUROPIDES Look there, don’t you see how the villain sticks there? Part of 1172b in the Latin (Pointing to the altar.) CALLIDAMATES Tranio, do be quiet, if you are in your senses. THEUROPIDES Only do you be quiet in urging this matter. I’ll subdue him with stripes, so that he shall be quiet. CALLIDAMATES Really, there is no need. Come now, do allow yourself to be prevailed upon. THEUROPIDES I wish you would not request me. CALLIDAMATES Troth now, I do entreat you. THEUROPIDES I wish you would not request me, I tell you. CALLIDAMATES It’s in vain you wish me not; only do grant this one pardon for his offence, pray, for my sake, I do entreat you. TRANIO Why make this difficulty? As if to-morrow I shouldn’t be very soon committing some other fault; then, both of them, both this one and that, you’ll be able to punish soundly. CALLIDAMATES Do let me prevail upon you. THEUROPIDES Well then, have it so; begone, unpunished! (TRANIO jumps down from the altar.) There now, (pointing to CALLIDAMATES) return him thanks for it. (Coming forward.) Spectators, this Play is finished; grant us your applause Grant us your applause : We may here remark that The Intriguing Chambermaid , one of Fielding’s comedies, is founded upon this entertaining Play. .