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Poenulus, or The Young Carthaginian (310b-330d)

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Because you’ll never again hear so many words as sweet as these. What need have you to live? Only listen to me, and go hang yourself.
MILPHIO
(apart)
Why yes, if, like grapes that are drying[*], you’ll hang together with me.
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
But I do love her.
MILPHIO
(apart.)
But I, to eat and drink.
ADELPHASIUM
(to her SISTER.)
How now, you? How say you—?
ANTERASTYLIS
What is it you ask me?
ADELPHASIUM
Do you see? My eyes which were full of dirt, are they clear now?
ANTERASTYLIS
(looking close at her eyes.)
Why, even still there’s a little dirt in the middle of the eye.
ADELPHASIUM
Lend me your right hand, please.
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
And would you really touch or rub her eyes with unwashed hands?
ANTERASTYLIS
Too great indolence has taken possession of us to-day.
ADELPHASIUM
For what reason, prithee?
ANTERASTYLIS
Why, because we didn’t come long since, before daylight, to the Temple of Venus, to be the first to place fire upon her altar.
ADELPHASIUM
O, there’s no need for doing that;
those who have faces suited for the night only, make haste to go and sacrifice by night; before Venus is awake, they are already hurrying with all haste to sacrifice; for if they were to come when Venus is awake, so ugly are they, upon my faith, I do believe they would drive Venus herself away from the Temple.
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
Milphio!
MILPHIO
(apart.)
Poor Milphio, i’ faith! What do you want with me now?
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
Troth now, prithee, do mark how she speaks honied wine!
MILPHIO
(apart.)
Nothing at all, except tile-cakes[*], sesamum, and poppies, wheat and parched nuts.
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
Do I seem at all to be in love?
MILPHIO
(apart.)
In love to your loss, a thing that Mercury is by no means in love with[*].
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
Why, really, by my troth, it befits no lover to be in love with pelf.
ANTERASTYLIS
Let’s go, my sister.
ADELPHASIUM
Do, please, just as you like.
Follow me this way.
ANTERASTYLIS
I’ll follow.
(They move.)
AGORASTOCLES
(apart.)
They are going.
What if we accost them?
MILPHIO
(apart.)
You accost them.
AGORASTOCLES
(going towards them.)
In the first place, health to you, the elder; and you, the younger, health to you in the second degree of estimation; (to the ATTENDANT) you, the third, health to you, without any place in my estimation.

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