If you do make purchase of her, never, on my word, do I think that she’ll remain your slave throughout the month.DORDALUSAnd so indeed I’d hope, i’ faith.TOXILUSThat what you wish may come to pass, employ your own energies.(Aside.) In nothing even as yet has she made a slip.DORDALUSWhere were you born?DAUGHTERAccording to what my mother told me,in the kitchenIn the kitchen: This is the first of her evasions of a direct answer to Dordalus. The cleverness of all of them is admirable, and shows a wish, if possible, to save her conscience in the awkward position in which she has been placed by the gluttony of her father., in a corner on the left hand.TOXILUS(to DORDALUS.)This woman will prove a lucky Courtesan for you; she has been born in a warm spot, where full oft there is an abundance of all good things. (Aside.) The Procurer was taken in when he asked where she was born. She has played him off nicely.DORDALUSBut I ask of you, what is your country?DAUGHTERWhat should be mine but that where I now am?DORDALUSBut this I’m asking, what was?DAUGHTEREverything that was, do I consider as nothing, since it was, and is not now. Just like a man when he has breathed forth his spirit; why enquire of him who he was? TOXILUS(aside.)So may the Deities kindly favour me, right cleverly. And yet I really do pity her.DORDALUSBut still, young woman, come, tell me at once which is your country? Why are you silent?DAUGHTERFor my part, I really am telling you my country. Since I’m in servitude here, this is my country.TOXILUSDo cease now making enquiries about that. Don’t you see that she’s unwilling to declare, lest you should recall to her the remembrance of her misfortunes?DORDALUSWhat’s the matter? Is your father in captivity?DAUGHTERNot in captivity; but what he had, he has lost.TOXILUSShe will prove to be born of a good family; she knows how to say nothing but the truth.DORDALUSWho was he? Tell me his name?DAUGHTERWhy should I tell of him, wretched man, who he was? For the present ’twere proper for him to be called Miserable, and me Miserable.DORDALUSWhat kind of a person was he considered by the public?DAUGHTERNot a person more acceptable; slaves and free persons all liked him.TOXILUSYou do speak of a miserable man, inasmuch as he’s almost lost himself, and has lost his friends.DORDALUSI shall purchase her, I think.TOXILUSWhat, still I think?DORDALUSI imagine that she’s of a noble family.Part of line 651b in the Latin.TOXILUSYou’ll make riches by her.DORDALUSMay the Gods grant it so.