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Pseudolus, or The Cheat (345b-361e)

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Or, in other words, for four times five minae, whichever you please, to a Macedonian Captain; and I’ve already got fifteen of the minae at home.
CALIDORUS
What is it that I hear of you?
BALLIO
That your mistress has been turned into money.
CALIDORUS
Why did you dare to do so?
BALLIO
’Twas my pleasure; she was my own.
CALIDORUS
Hallo! Pseudolus. Run, fetch me a sword.
PSEUDOLUS
What need is there of a sword?
CALIDORUS
With which to kill this fellow this instant, and then myself.
PSEUDOLUS
But why not kill yourself only rather? For famine will soon be killing him.
CALIDORUS
What do you say, most perjured of men as many as are living upon the earth? Did you not take an oath that you would sell her to no person besides myself?
BALLIO
I confess it.
CALIDORUS
In solemn form [*], to wit.
BALLIO
Aye, and well considered too.
CALIDORUS
You have proved perjured, you villain.
BALLIO
I sacked the money at home, however.
Villain as I am, I am now able to draw upon a stock of silver in my house; whereas you who are so dutiful, and born of that grand family, haven’t a single coin.
CALIDORUS
Pseudolus, stand by him on the other side and load this fellow with imprecations.
PSEUDOLUS
Very well. Never would I run to the Praetor [*] with equal speed that I might be made free.
(Stands on the other side of BALLIO.)
CALIDORUS
Heap on him a multitude of curses.
PSEUDOLUS
Now will I publish you with my rebukes.
Thou lackshame!
BALLIO
’Tis the fact.
PSEUDOLUS
Villain!
BALLIO
You say the truth.
PSEUDOLUS
Whipping-post!
BALLIO
Why not?
PSEUDOLUS
Robber of tombs!
BALLIO
No doubt.
PSEUDOLUS
Gallows-bird!
BALLIO
Very well done.

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