There’s opportunity for doing it. But who is the person? AGORASTOCLESA friend of yours. ADELPHASIUMOne who is not an enemy, in fact.AGORASTOCLESThis is a good man, my love.ADELPHASIUMI’ faith, I should prefer him rather than a bad one.AGORASTOCLESIf, indeed, friendship must be engaged in, with such a person ought it to be engaged in.ADELPHASIUMI don’t beg for it. AGORASTOCLESHe wishes to do you many services.ADELPHASIUMBeing good yourself you will be doing good to the good.HANNOI will cause you joy—ADELPHASIUMAnd, i’ faith, we pleasure to you.HANNOAnd liberty. ADELPHASIUMAt that price you’ll easily make us your own.AGORASTOCLESMy 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!AGORASTOCLESCleverly and becomingly, upon my faith.HANNOAm I still to go on testing them?AGORASTOCLESCompress it in a few words; the people who are sitting here are getting thirstySitting 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..HANNOWell, why don’t we proceed to do that which was to be done? (To the WOMEN.) I summon you to justice.AGORASTOCLESSeize hold of this one, kinsman, if you are wise. Should you like me to catch hold of her?ADELPHASIUMIs this person your kinsman, Agorastocles?AGORASTOCLESI’ll soon let you know. Now, by my word, I’ll be nicely revenged on you; for I’ll make—you my bride.HANNOCome before a court of justice; don’t delay!AGORASTOCLESSummon me as your witnessSummon 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. ADELPHASIUMWhy do you summon us to justice? What are we in your debt? AGORASTOCLESHe’ll tell it there.ADELPHASIUMAre even my own dogs barking at me? AGORASTOCLESThen, troth, do you caress me;