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Pseudolus, or The Cheat (436-480)

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I don’t wish him to follow the old-fashioned habits [*].
CALLIPHO
But still, in vain do you object; or you yourself shouldn’t have done the like in your youthful days. It befits the father to be immaculate, who wishes his son to be more immaculate than he has been himself.
But the mischief and the profligacy you were guilty of might have been distributed throughout the whole population, a share for each man. Are you surprised at it, if the son does take after the father?
PSEUDOLUS
(apart.)
O Zeus, Zeus [*]! how few in number are you considerate men. See, that’s being a father to a son, just as is proper.
SIMO
Who is it that’s speaking here? (Looking round.) Why, surely ’tis my servant Pseudolus. ’Tis he corrupts my son, the wicked scoundrel; he is his leader, he his tutor. I long for him to be put to extreme torture.
CALLIPHO
This is folly now, thus to keep your anger in readiness. How much better were it
to accost him with kind words and to make all enquiries, whether these things are true or not that they tell you of?
SIMO
I’ll take your advice.
PSEUDOLUS
(apart.)
They are making towards you, Pseudolus; prepare your speech to meet the old fellow.
Good courage in a bad case is half the evil got over. (Aloud, as he advances to meet them.) First, I salute my master, as is proper; and alter that, if anything is left, that I bestow upon his neighbour.
SIMO
Good day to you. What are you about?
PSEUDOLUS
About standing here in this fashion (assuming an attitude).
SIMO
See the attitude of the fellow, Callipho; how like that of a man of rank.
CALLIPHO
I consider that he is standing properly and with boldness.
PSEUDOLUS
It befits a servant innocent and guileless, as he is, to be bold, most especially before his master.
CALLIPHO
There are some things about which we wish to inquire of you, which we ourselves know and have heard of as though through a cloud of mist.
SIMO
He’ll manage you now with his speeches, so that you shall think
it isn’t Pseudolus but Socrates [*] that’s talking to you. What do you say?
PSEUDOLUS
For a long time you have held me in contempt, I know. I see that you have but little confidence in me. You wish me to be a villain; still, I will be of strict honesty.
SIMO
Take care, please, and make the recesses of your ears free, Pseudolus,
that my words may be enabled to enter where I desire.
PSEUDOLUS
Come, say anything you please, although I am angry at you.
SIMO
What, you, a slave, angry at me your master?
PSEUDOLUS
And does that seem wonderful to you?
SIMO
Why, by my troth, according to what you say, I must be on my guard against you in your anger, and you are thinking of beating me in no other way than I am wont to beat yourself.
What do you think?
(To CALLIPHO.)
CALLIPHO
I’ faith, I think that he’s angry with good reason, since you have so little confidence in him.
SIMO
I’ll leave him alone then. Let him be angry: I’ll take care that he shall do me no harm. But what do you say? What as to that which I was asking you?
PSEUDOLUS
If you want anything, ask me.
What I know, do you consider given you as a response at Delphi.

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