May the Gods and Goddesses rack both yourself and your twin-brother.SAGARISTIOHim, you mean, who has been ruining you; for I don’t deserve anything.DORDALUSBut still, what he deserves, I hope that that may prove to your undoing.TOXILUS(to SAGARISTIO.)Come, if you like, let’s have some sport with this fellow, unless he isn’t deemed worthy of it.SAGARISTIOJust now it’s right.LEMNISELENE(aside.)But it isn’t proper for me.TOXILUS(aside.)For the reason, I suppose, that he made no difficulties when I purchased you.LEMNISELENE(aside.)But still—TOXILUS(aside.)No still. Beware, then, of a mishap, will you, and obey me. It becomes you to be heedful of my orders; for, i’ faith, had it not been for me and my protection, he would before long have made a street-walker of you. But such are some of those who have gained their freedom, unless they thwart their patron, they don’t appear to themselves free enough, or wise enough, or honest enough, unless they oppose him, unless they abuse him, unless they are found ungrateful to him who has been kind.LEMNISELENE(aside.)I’ troth, your kindnesses command me to pay obedience to your commands.TOXILUS(aside.)I clearly am your patron, who paid the money for you to that man (pointing to DORDALUS.) in return for that, I choose that he shall be made sport of.LEMNISELENE(aside.)For my part, I’ll do my utmost.DORDALUSFor sure, these persons are consulting to do something, I know not what, to injure me.SAGARISTIOHark you. TOXILUSWhat do you say?SAGARISTIOIs this person here, Dordalus the Procurer, who deals in free women? Is this he who was formerly st stalwart?DORDALUSWhat means this? (PAEGNIUM strikes him.) Oh, oh! he has given me a slap in the face! I’ll do you a mischief.(Shakes his fist at him.)TOXILUSBut we have done you one, and shall do it again too.DORDALUS(PAEGNIUM pinching him.)Oh, oh! he’s pinching my behind. PAEGNIUMOf course; it has been many a time twitched before this.DORDALUSAre you still prating, you bit of a boy?LEMNISELENE(to DORDALUS.)My patron, do, there’s a dear, come in-doors to dinner.DORDALUSMy lump of laziness, are you now scoffing at me?LEMNISELENEWhat, because I invite you to enjoy yourself?DORDALUSI don’t want to enjoy myself.LEMNISELENEThen don’t.TOXILUSHow then? The six hundred didrachms, how are they? What disturbances they do cause.DORDALUS(aside.)I’m utterly undone! They understand full well how to return the compliment to an enemy.