This old fellow’s crack-brained, surely.PHANISCUSYou are entirely mistaken, respected sirRespected sir: Pater. Literally, father.; for unless he moved from here to-day or yesterday, I know for certain that he’s living here.THEUROPIDESWhy, no one has been living here for these six months past.ANOTHER SERVANT of CallidamatesYou are dreaming. THEUROPIDESWhat, I?ANOTHER SERVANT of CallidamatesYou. THEUROPIDESDon’t you be impertinent. Let me speak to the lad. (Pointing to PHANISCUS.) PHANISCUSNo one lives there? O dear—THEUROPIDESIt’s the fact.PHANISCUSReally! why, yesterday and the day before,Part of 956b in the Latin. four, five, six days ago, all along, in fact, since his father went abroad from here, eating and drinking have never ceased for a single three days here.THEUROPIDESWhat is it you say?PHANISCUSThat eating and drinking have never stopped for a single three days here, bringing in wenches, living like Greeks, hiring harpists and music-girls.THEUROPIDESWho was it did this?PHANISCUSPhilolaches. THEUROPIDESWhat Philolaches? PHANISCUSHe whose father I take to be Theuropides.THEUROPIDES(apart.)O dear, O dear! I’m utterly undone, if he says the truth in this. I’ll continue to question him still Do you say that this Philolaches, whoever he is, has been in the habit of drinking here together with your master?PHANISCUSHere, I tell you.THEUROPIDESMy lad, contrary to your appearance, you are a fool. See now, please, that you’ve not perchance been dropping in somewhere for an afternoon’s whetAn afternoon’s whet: Merendam. According to some, this meal was the same as the prandium, or breakfast; while others take it to have been a slight meal or luncheon, taken at about four or five in the afternoon., and have been drinking there a little more than was enough.PHANISCUSWhat do you mean? THEUROPIDESJust what I say: don’t be going by mistake to other persons’ houses.PHANISCUSI know where I ought to go, and the place to which I was to come. Philolaches lives here, whose father is Theuropides; and who, after his father went away to trade, made free a music-girl here.THEUROPIDESPhilolaches, say you? PHANISCUSJust so; Philematium, I mean.THEUROPIDESFor how much? ANOTHER SERVANT of CallidamatesFor thirty talents.PHANISCUSNo, by ApolloNo, by Apollo: Ma τὸν Ἀπόλλω. He uses a Greek adjuration; you mean minae.