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Stichus, or The Parasite Rebuffed (734-752)

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Come, come, there’s enough of it; I don’t want it overdone to weariness. I’d now like some other sport.
STICHUS
Drink on, if you are drinking.
SAGARINUS
There shall be no skulking in me.
But, troth, I’ve had enough of the feast; would but our mistress come here. If she were here, nothing else would be away.
STICHUS
Should you like us to invite our mistress out? She shall give us a dance.
SAGARINUS
I agree.
STICHUS
(calling aloud.)
My sweet one, my lovely one, my pleasing one, Stephanium, do come out of doors to your sweethearts; to me you are quite charming.
SAGARINUS
But to me, indeed, most charming.
STICHUS
Make us jovial fellows more jovial by your assistance and your company.
Returning from abroad, we want you, dear little Stephanium, my honey, that is, if our lovingness is pleasing to you, if we are acceptable to you.
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(Enter STEPHANIUM, from the house of PAMPHILUS.)
STEPHANIUM
I’ll indulge you, my dears; but, so may pretty Venus favour me, I should have already come out of doors here together with you, had I not been sprucing myself up for you. For such is the way of woman,
when she is well washed, made clean, dressed and tricked out, still is she incomplete; and a female who is a courtesan much more quickly acquires dislike for herself by sluttishness than always keeps in favour through neatness.
STICHUS
That’s very cleverly said.
SAGARINUS
’Tis the genuine language of Venus.
STICHUS
Sagarinus.
SAGARINUS
What’s the matter?
STICHUS
I’m in pain all over.
SAGARINUS
All over? So much the more unfortunate you.
STEPHANIUM
Where do I take my place?
SAGARINUS
Wherever you please.
STEPHANIUM
I’d like with both of you, for I love you both.
STICHUS
Whack go my savings[*]. I’m done for;
freedom has abandoned this person of mine.
STEPHANIUM
Prithee, do give me room, where I may take my place, if, indeed, I am agreable. (She takes her place.)

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