What, do you wish the same thing to be done to myself, that your master has been accustomed to do to yourself? If he is in the habit of putting a check upon you, this master of ours isn’t in the habit of doing so with us. DAEMONES (to TRACUALIO.) In that remark only has he got the better Has he got the better : In the use of the word comprimere, an indecent double entendre is intended; and agreeing with Gripus’s remark, that the word in that sense could not be applied to him, Daemones says that Gripus is right there, at all events. of you. What do you want now? Tell me. TRACHALIO For my part, I neither ask for a share of that wallet there, nor have I ever said this day that it is my own; but in it there is a little casket that belongs to this female (pointing to PALAESTRA) , whom a short time since I averred to be free born. DAEMONES You are speaking of her, I suppose, whom a short time since you said was my countrywoman? TRACHALIO Just so; and those trinkets which formerly, when little, she used to wear, are there in that casket, which is in that wallet. This thing is of no service to him, and will be of utility to her, poor creature, if he gives it up, by means of which to seek for her parents. DAEMONES I’ll make him give it up; hold your tongue. GRIPUS I’ faith, I’m going to give nothing to that fellow. TRACHALIO I ask for nothing but the casket and the trinkets The trinkets : These crepundia, trinkets or toys, seem to have been not unlike the amulets, or charms, in metal, of the present day. As kidnapping was in ancient times much more prevalent than now, these little articles, if carefully preserved by the child, might be the means of leading to the discovery of its parents; at the same time it may be Justly asked how it came to pass that the kidnapper should allow such damning evidence of his villany to remain in existence. . GRIPUS What if they are made of gold? TRACHALIO What’s that to you? Gold shall be paid for gold, silver shall have its weight in silver in return. GRIPUS Please let me see the gold; after that I’ll let you see the casket. DAEMONES (to GRIPUS.) Do you beware of punishment, and hold your tongue. (To TRACHALIO.) As you commenced to speak do you go on. TRACHALIO This one thing I entreat of you, that you will have compassion on this female, if, indeed, this wallet is that Procurer’s, which I suspect it is. In this matter, I’m saying nothing of certainty to you, but only on conjecture. GRIPUS Do you see how the rascal’s wheedling him? TRACHALIO Allow me to say on as I commenced. If this is the wallet that belongs to that villain whose I say it is, these women here will be able to recognize it; order him to show it to them. GRIPUS Say you so? To show it to them? DAEMONES He doesn’t say unreasonably, Gripus, that the wallet should be shown. GRIPUS Yes, I’ faith, confoundedly unreasonably. DAEMONES How so? GRIPUS Because, if I do show it, at once they’ll say, of course, that they recognize it. TRACHALIO Source of villany, do you suppose that all other people are just like yourself, you author of perjury? GRIPUS All this I easily put up with, so long as he (pointing to DAEMONES) is of my way of thinking Of my way of thinking : Dum hic hinc à me sentiat. This is clearly the meaning, though one translation renders this line thus: I easily bear all those things until this fellow may feel that he must go away hence from me, and TRACHALIO moves farther off as he delivers the next line. . TRACHALIO But now he is against you; from this (pointing to the wallet) will he obtain true testimony. DAEMONES Gripus, do you pay attention. (To TRACHALIO.) You explain in a few words what it is you want? TRACHALIO For my part, I have stated it; but if you haven’t understood me, I’ll state it over again. Both of these women (pointing to them) , as I said a short time since, ought to be free; (pointing to PALAESTRA) she was stolen at Athens when a little girl. GRIPUS Tell me what that has got to do with the wallet, whether they are slaves or whether free women? TRACHALIO You wish it all to be told over again, you rascal, so that the day may fail us.