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Rudens, or The Fisherman's Rope (1380-1406c)

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me a great talent of silver.
LABRAX
Find me a person with whom I may go to the judge, to decide whether you did not make the bargain with wicked fraudulence, and whether I am yet five-and-twenty years old[*].
GRIPUS
(pointing to DAEMONES.)
Go to the judge with him.
LABRAX
No; I must have some other person.
DAEMONES
(to LABRAX.)
Then I shan’t allow you to take it away from him, unless I shall have found him guilty. Did you promise him the money?
LABRAX
I confess it.
DAEMONES
What you promised my slave
must needs be my own. Don’t you be supposing, Procurer, that you are to be using your pimping honesty here. That can’t be.
GRIPUS
(to LABRAX.)
Did you fancy now that you had got hold of a person whom you might cheat? It must be paid down here (holding his hand), good silver coin; I shall, at once, pay it to him (pointing to DAEMONES), so that he may give me my liberty.
DAEMONES
Inasmuch, therefore, as I have acted courteously towards you, and by my means these things (pointing to the wallet) have been saved for you—
GRIPUS
I’ faith, by my means, rather; don’t say by yours.
DAEMONES
(to GRIPUS.)
If you are prudent you’ll hold your tongue. (To LABRAX.) Then it befits you in a like courteous manner kindly to return the obligation to myself, who so well merit the same.
LABRAX
You are pleading, of course, for my right?
DAEMONES
(ironically.)
It would be a wonder if I didn’t, at a loss to myself, ask you to forego your right.
GRIPUS
(aside.)
I’m all right; the Procurer’s giving way; my freedom is at hand.
DAEMONES
(pointing to GRIPUS.)
He found this wallet; he is my slave. I therefore have preserved this for you, together with a large sum of money.
LABRAX
I return you thanks, and with regard to the talent that I promised on oath to him, there’s no reason that you shouldn’t receive it.
GRIPUS
Hark you, give it me then, if you are wise.
DAEMONES
(to GRIPUS.)
Will you hold your tongue, or not?
GRIPUS
You pretend to be acting on my side: I tell you ⋯
by my troth, you shan’t do me out of that, if I did lose the other booty[*].
DAEMONES
You shall have a beating if you add a single word.
GRIPUS
Troth now, do you kill me even; I’ll never be silent on any terms, unless my mouth is shut with the talent.
LABRAX
For yourself, in fact, is he using his exertions; do hold your tongue.
DAEMONES
Step this way, Procurer.
LABRAX
Very well.
(They walk on one side.)
GRIPUS
Proceed openly; I don’t want any whisperings or mumblings to be going on.
DAEMONES
Tell me, at what price did you buy that other young woman, Ampelisca?
LABRAX
I paid down a thousand didrachms.
DAEMONES
Should you like me to make you a handsome offer?

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