There’s opportunity for doing it. But who is the person? AGORASTOCLES A friend of yours. ADELPHASIUM One who is not an enemy, in fact. AGORASTOCLES This is a good man, my love. ADELPHASIUM I’ faith, I should prefer him rather than a bad one. AGORASTOCLES If, indeed, friendship must be engaged in, with such a person ought it to be engaged in. ADELPHASIUM I don’t beg for it. AGORASTOCLES He wishes to do you many services. ADELPHASIUM Being good yourself you will be doing good to the good. HANNO I will cause you joy— ADELPHASIUM And, i’ faith, we pleasure to you. HANNO And liberty. ADELPHASIUM At that price you’ll easily make us your own. AGORASTOCLES My kinsman, so may the Gods bless me, if I were Jupiter, upon my faith I’d at once marry her for my wife, and pack Juno out of doors. How quietly did she utter her words, how considerately and becomingly! how modestly did she frame her speech! certainly she is my own! HANNO (apart to AGORASTOCLES.) But how skilfully I accosted her! AGORASTOCLES Cleverly and becomingly, upon my faith. HANNO Am I still to go on testing them? AGORASTOCLES Compress it in a few words; the people who are sitting here are getting thirsty Sitting here are getting thirsty : He alludes to the Spectators, and means that they must be tired with sitting there and listening to such a long Play. . HANNO Well, why don’t we proceed to do that which was to be done? (To the WOMEN.) I summon you to justice. AGORASTOCLES Seize hold of this one, kinsman, if you are wise. Should you like me to catch hold of her? ADELPHASIUM Is this person your kinsman, Agorastocles? AGORASTOCLES I’ll soon let you know. Now, by my word, I’ll be nicely revenged on you; for I’ll make—you my bride. HANNO Come before a court of justice; don’t delay! AGORASTOCLES Summon me as your witness Summon me as your witness : Antestare me. See the Note to the Curculio, l. 621. , and take me; I’ll be a witness for you; and after that, her (pointing to ADELPHASIUM) will I love and embrace. But ’twas this, indeed, I intended to say—why yes, I did say that which I intended to say. HANNO (to the DAMSELS.) You are lingering. I summon you to justice, unless it is more becoming for you to be dragged thither. ADELPHASIUM Why do you summon us to justice? What are we in your debt? AGORASTOCLES He’ll tell it there. ADELPHASIUM Are even my own dogs barking at me? AGORASTOCLES Then, troth, do you caress me;