The one that was brought just now from the Captain. His servant, who was bringing it, with five mineae of silver, who came to fetch your mistress hence, him I have just now bamboozled.CALIDORUSHow so?PSEUDOLUSFor the sake of these Spectators the play is being performed; they know, who were present here; you I’ll tell at another time.CALIDORUSWhat are we to do then?PSEUDOLUSYou shall this day embrace your mistress at liberty.CALIDORUSWhat, I?PSEUDOLUSYou yourself.CALIDORUSI?PSEUDOLUSYour own self, I say, if indeed this head shall exist so long; if you’ll only quickly find me out a man.CHARINUSOf what description?PSEUDOLUSA cunning,crafty and clever one, who, when he has once taken hold of the beginning, may by his own ingenuity still hold fast upon what it behoves him to do; one, too, who has not often been seen here.CHARINUSIf he is a slave, does that matter at all?PSEUDOLUSWhy, I’d much rather have him than a free man.CHARINUSI think that I’m able to procure for you a cunning and clever fellow,that has lately come to my father from Carystus From Carystus: This was a city of Eubœa, opposite the Isle of Andros., and hasn’t as yet gone anywhere out the house, and who never visited Athens before yesterday.PSEUDOLUSYou assist in right earnest. But I have need to borrow five minae of silver, which I shall repay this day, for his father (pointing to CALIDORUS) owes it me.CHARINUSI’ll lend it; don’t seek it anywhere else.PSEUDOLUSO, how convenient a person for me. I have need of a scarf as well, a sword, and a broad-brimmed hat.CHARINUSI can provide them from my house.PSEUDOLUSImmortal Gods! surely this is not Charinus for me, but Abundance. But this servant, who is come here from Carystus, is there anything in him?CHARINUSPlenty of the stinking goat The stinking goat: He cannot resist the temptation of a pun, though a somewhat unsavoury one. Pseudolus asks if this servant of Charinus is at all sharp. Quid sapit? The same words also admit of the meaning, does he smell of anything? On which Charinus gives him answer, as though the question had been put in the latter sense, Yes, of the goat under the arm-pits. The Romans, who were fond of giving a name to everything, whether it was worth it or not, called the strong smell produced by the glands of the arm-pits by the name of hircus, the goat, by reason of the rank smell of that animal. in him.PSEUDOLUSIt befits the fellow, then, to have a tunic with long sleeves Tunic with long sleeves: On this dirty answer being given him, Pesudolus says, Well, then, he must have an under-garment with long sleeves,manuleata tunica, in order to suppress the offensive smell. The use of the long-sleeved tunic was considered to denote great effeminacy. Has the chap anything sharp Anything sharp: Ecquid aceti. Literally, any vinegar. This word sometimes signifies caustic wit or raillery Here it denotes natural shrewdness. in his breast?CHARINUSAye, of the very sharpest.PSEUDOLUSBut if it is necessary for him to draw forth what is sweet from the same place, has he aught of that?CHARINUSDo you ask that He has wine of myrrh, sweet raisin wine, spice wine Raisin wine, spice wine: Passum was wine made from grapes dried in the sun. Defrutum was new wine boiled down to one-half with herbs and spices to make it keep. honey wine, sweets of every sort. Why, he once began to set up a hot liquor-shop in his breast.PSEUDOLUSBravissimo! Why, Charinus, you beat me cleverly You beat me cleverly: Lamberas. The verb lambero generally signifies to tear in pieces. at my own game. But what am I to say is the name of this servant?CHARINUSSimmia.PSEUDOLUSIn a difficulty, does he understand how to twirl about?