Say that you’ll pay it, that he may be off. THEUROPIDES I, say that I’ll pay it? TRANIO Do say so. THEUROPIDES What, I? TRANIO You yourself. Do only say so. Do be guided by me. Do promise. Come now, I say; I beg of you. THEUROPIDES Answer me; what has been done with this money? TRANIO It’s safe. THEUROPIDES Pay it yourselves then, if it’s safe, TRANIO Your son has bought a house. THEUROPIDES A house? TRANIO A house. THEUROPIDES Bravo! Philolaches is taking after his father! The fellow now turns to merchandize. A house, say you? TRANIO A house, I tell you. But do you know of what sort? THEUROPIDES How can I know? TRANIO Out with you! THEUROPIDES What’s the matter? TRANIO Don’t ask me that. THEUROPIDES But why so? TRANIO Bright as a mirror, pure brilliancy itself. THEUROPIDES Excellently done, upon my faith! Well, how much did he agree to give for it? TRANIO As many great talents as you and I put together make; but these forty minae he paid by way of earnest. (Pointing to the BANKER.) From him he received what we paid the other man. Do you quite understand Do you quite understand : Warner suggests, that by using this expression before the Banker, he intends to make a secret of the house being haunted, and that he keeps up the mystery in the succeeding line. ? For after this house was in such a state as I mentioned to you, he at once purchased another house for himself. THEUROPIDES Excellently done, upon my faith! A BANKER (touching TRANIO.) Hark you. Mid-day is now close at hand. TRANIO Prithee, do dismiss this puking fellow, that he mayn’t worry us to death. Appears to be a repeat of line 630 in the Latin continuing into the firt part of line 631. Forty-four minae are due to him, both principal and interest. A BANKER ’Tis just that much; I ask for nothing more. TRANIO Upon my faith, I really could have wished that you had asked more, if only by a single coin.