Make yourself to can. CALIDORUS By what means, pray, can I prevail upon my feelings? PSEUDOLUS Carry you out that which is to your advantage, rather than give heed with your feelings to the thing that’s disadvantageous. CALIDORUS That’s nonsense; there is no pleasure, unless a lover acts like a fool. PSEUDOLUS Do you persist? CALIDORUS O my dear Pseudolus, let me be undone—do let me, please. PSEUDOLUS I’ll let you; only let me go. (Going.) CALIDORUS Stay, stay. As you shall, then, wish me to be, so will I be. PSEUDOLUS Now, at last, you are in your senses. BALLIO (coming forward from the door of his house to the other side of the stage.) The day is passing; I’m causing delay to myself. Boy, do you go before me. (Moves as if going.) CALIDORUS Hallo there! he’s going; why don’t you call him back? PSEUDOLUS Why in such a hurry? Gently. CALIDORUS But before he’s gone. BALLIO Why the plague do you go so slowly, boy? PSEUDOLUS You born on this day, hallo! you born on this day; I’m calling to you; hallo! you born on this day, come you back and look at us. Although you are busy, we want you; stop—it’s because some persons want to speak to you. BALLIO What’s this? Who is it, when I’m busy, causes me unseasonable delay? PSEUDOLUS He that has been your supporter. BALLIO He’s dead that has been; only he that is, is now alive. PSEUDOLUS You are too saucy. BALLIO You are too troublesome. (Turns away to go on.) CALIDORUS Seize the fellow: follow him up. BALLIO Go on, boy. PSEUDOLUS Let’s go and meet him this way. (They run and stand before him.) BALLIO May Jupiter confound you, whoever you are. PSEUDOLUS That for yourself I wish. BALLIO And for both of you do I. Turn you this way, boy. (Takes another direction.) PSEUDOLUS May we not speak with you? BALLIO Why, it doesn’t please me. PSEUDOLUS But if it’s something to your advantage?