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Poenulus, or The Young Carthaginian (129-166b)

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Full oft have I entrusted many matters to you, Milphio,
matters of doubt and necessity, and standing in need of good counsel, which you wisely, discreetly, cleverly, and skilfully have by your aid brought to completion for me. For which services I do confess that both your liberty and many kind thanks are due unto you.
MILPHIO
An old adage, if you timely introduce it, is a clever thing: but your compliments are to me what are wont to be called sheer nonsense, and, upon my faith, mere bagatelles[*]. Just now, you are full of kind speeches towards me; yesterday, without hesitation, upon my back you wore out three bulls’ hides with flogging.
AGORASTOCLES
But if, being in love, I did anything by reason of my distraction, Milphio, it’s only reasonable that you should pardon me for it.
MILPHIO
I’ve seen nothing more reasonable. I, too, am now dying for love; allow me to thrash you just as you did me, for no fault at all; and then, after that, do you pardon me being thus in love.
AGORASTOCLES
If you have a mind for it, or it gives you pleasure, I do permit it; tie me up, bind me, scourge me; I recommend you, I give you my permission.
MILPHIO
If, hereafter, you should revoke your permission, when you are unloosed, I myself should be hung up[*] for punishment.
AGORASTOCLES
And would I venture to do that, to yourself espercially?
On the contrary, if I see you but struck, it gives me pain immediately.
MILPHIO
To me, indeed, i’ faith.
AGORASTOCLES
No, to me.
MILPHIO
I could prefer that to be the case. But what now do you wish?
AGORASTOCLES
Why need I tell a lie to you? I am desperately in love.
MILPHIO
My shoulder-blades feel that.
AGORASTOCLES
But I mean with this damsel, my neighbour Adelphasium,
the elder Courtesan that belongs to this Procurer.
MILPHIO
For my own part, I’ve heard that from yourself already.
AGORASTOCLES
I’m on the rack with love for her. But than this Procurer Lycus, her master, not dirt itself is more dirty.
MILPHIO
Do you wish now to present him with some mischief?
AGORASTOCLES
I should like it.
MILPHIO
Why look then, present him with me.
AGORASTOCLES
Go and be hanged!
MILPHIO
But tell me seriously, do you wish to present him with a plague?
AGORASTOCLES
I should like it.
MILPHIO
Well then, present him with this selfsame me; I’d cause him to be having both a mischief and a plague.
AGORASTOCLES
You are joking.
MILPHIO
Should you like this very day, without risk to yourself, to make her free[*]?
AGORASTOCLES
I should like it, Milphio.
MILPHIO
I’ll manage for you to make her so. You have indoors three hundred golden Philippean pieces[*].
AGORASTOCLES
Six hundred even.

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