wineAnd Coan wine: The Chian held the first rank among the wines of Greece, while the Lesbian, Thasian, and Coan. ranked next to it., toothless with old ageToothlees with old age: Having by age lost all its acidity., you may soak yourself. There I’ll quite drench you with the effusion of unguents. Why many words? I’ll cause, when you’ve bathed, the bathkeeper to set up unguent-shop there. But (speaking confidentially) all these things that I have mentioned let out their services for pay.COLLYBISCUSWhy so?LYCUSBecause they demand ready money.COLLYBISCUSWhy, upon my faith, you are not more ready to receive than I to give. LYCUSThe same is echoed in 720. Here there is no correspondence to the Perseus Latin. Why then follow me in-doors.COLLYBISCUSThe same is echoed in 720b. Here there is no correspondence to the Perseus Latin. Lead me in-doors, then; you’ve got me devoted to your will.(The ASSISTANTS come forward. LYCUS and COLLYBISCUS go apart.)ADVOCATI(among themselves.)What if we call Agorastocles hither out of doors, that he himself may be his own witness, past all exception? (They go to the door of AGORASTOCLES and call out, in a loud whisper. Hallo! you that are to catch the thief, come out quickly, that you yourself may witness him giving the gold to the Procurer.

(Enter AGORASTOCLES, in haste, from his house.)AGORASTOCLESWhat’s the matter? What is it you want, witnesses?ADVOCATILook to the right hand; your servant is paying gold to the Procurer himself.COLLYBISCUS(apart to LYCUS.)Come, take this, will you: here are three hundred gold coins, counted out, which are called Philippeans. (Gives him the bay.) With these do you provide for me. I wish these to be spent with all speed.LYCUSBy my troth, you have found a lavish steward for yourself. Come, let’s away in-doors. COLLYBISCUSI follow you. LYCUSWell, well, walk on; and then we’ll talk together about the other matters that remain.COLLYBISCUSAs for me, I’ll tell you about the Spartan affairs.LYCUSWhy then follow me. COLLYBISCUSLead me in-doors; lead me in, you have got me made over to you.(They go into the house of LYCUS.)AGORASTOCLESWhat do you advise me now?ADVOCATITo be moderate.AGORASTOCLESWhat if my feelings will not let me be?ADVOCATIThen be as they will let you.AGORASTOCLESDid you see it, when the Procurer received the money? ADVOCATIWe saw it.AGORASTOCLESDid you know that he is my slave?ADVOCATIWe knew it.AGORASTOCLESThat it is a thing against the reiterated laws of the people? ADVOCATIWe knew it.AGORASTOCLESWell then, all these things I wish you to keep in memory before the Praetor by-and-by, when occasion shall come.ADVOCATIWe remember them. AGORASTOCLESWhat if, while the matter has so recently happened, I knock at the door?ADVOCATII think you ought.