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Trinummus: The Three Pieces of Money (1137-1163c)

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O—
CALLICLES
What’s the matter?
CHARMIDES
I forgot just now to tell you of it in-doors. As I was coming hither, a while ago, a certain swindling fellow met me—a very finished sharper. He told me that he was carrying a thousand gold pieces,
of my giving, to you and my son Lesbonicus; a fellow, that I know not who he was, nor have I ever seen him anywhere before. But why do you laugh?
CALLICLES
He came by my directions, as though he was one bringing the gold from you to me, to give as a portion to your daughter; that your son, when I should give it to her from my own hands, might suppose that it had been brought from you,
and that he might not anyhow be enabled to discover the fact itself—that your treasure was in my possession, and demand it of me[*], as having belonged to his father, by the public laws.
CHARMIDES
Cleverly contrived, i’ troth.
CALLICLES
Megaronides, a common well-wisher of yours and mine, planned this.
CHARMIDES
Well, I applaud his device, and approve of it.
LYSITELES
(behind.)
Why, in my foolishness, while I fear to interrupt their discourse,
am I standing here alone, and am not forwarding the business that I was intending to transact? I will accost these persons.
(He advances.)
CHARMIDES
Who is this person that is coming this way towards us?
LYSITELES
(going up to CHARMIDES.)
Lysiteles salutes his father-in-law Charmides.
CHARMIDES
May the Gods grant you, Lysiteles, whatever you may desire.
CALLICLES
Am I not worthy of a salutation?
LYSITELES
Yes; health to you, Callicles. It is right that I should give him the preference: the tunic is nearer[*] the skin than the cloak.
CALLICLES
I trust that the Gods may direct your plans aright.
CHARMIDES
I hear that my daughter has been betrothed to you?
LYSITELES
Unless you are unwilling.
CHARMIDES
Nay, I am not unwilling.
LYSITELES
Do you, then, promise your daughter for my wife?
CHARMIDES
I promise a thousand gold Philippean pieces, as well, for a portion.
LYSITELES
I care nothing about a portion.
CHARMIDES
If she pleases you, the portion which she presents to you must be pleased as well.
In fine, the object which you desire you shall not have, unless you shall take that which you do not desire.
CALLICLES
(to LYSITELES.)
He asks but justice.
LYSITELES
He shall obtain it, you the advocate and the judge. On these conditions, do you engage that your daughter shall be given to me as my wife?
CHARMIDES
I do promise her.
CALLICLES
And I promise her likewise.
LYSITELES
O save you, my connexions by marriage.

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