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Trinummus: The Three Pieces of Money (152-198)

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CALLICLES
Of Philippean pieces[*] to the number of three thousand. Alone with myself, in tears, he entreated me, by our friendship and by my honour, not to entrust this to his son, nor yet to any one, from whom that might come to his knowledge.
Now, if he comes back hither safe, I will restore to him his own. But if anything should happen to him, at all events I have a stock from which to give a marriage-portion to his daughter, who has been entrusted to me, that I may settle her in a condition of life that befits her.
MEGARONIDES
O ye immortal gods! how soon, in a few words, you have made another man of me; I came to you quite a different person. But, as you have begun, proceed further to inform me.
CALLICLES
What shall I tell you? How that this worthless fellow had almost utterly ruined his caution and my own trustiness and all the secret.
MEGARONIDES
How so?
CALLICLES
Because, while I was in the country for only six days, in my absence and without my knowledge, without consulting me, he advertised with bills[*] this house for sale.
MEGARONIDES
The wolf hungered the more, and opened his mouth the wider;
he watched till[*] the dog went to sleep; and intended to carry off the whole entire flock.
CALLICLES
I’ faith, he would have done it, if the dogs had not perceived this in time. But now, in my turn, I wish to ask you this: let me know what it was my duty for me to do.
Whether was it right for me to discover the treasure to him, against which very thing his father had cautioned me, or should I have permitted another person to become the owner of this house? Ought that money to have belonged to him who bought the house? In preference, I myself bought the house; I gave the money
for the sake of the treasure, that I might deliver it safe to my friend. I have not, then, bought this house either for myself or for my own use; for Charmides have I bought it back again; from my own store have I paid the money. This, whether it has been done rightfully or wrongfully, I own, Megaronides, that I have done.
Here, then, are my misdeeds; here, then, is my avarice. Is it for these things that they spread false reports against me?
MEGARONIDES
Stay—you have overcome your corrector. You have tied my tongue; there is nothing for me to say in answer.
CALLICLES
Now I entreat you to aid me with your assistance and counsel,
and to share this duty of mine in common with me.
MEGARONIDES
I promise you my assistance.
CALLICLES
Where, then, will you be a short time hence?
MEGARONIDES
At home.
CALLICLES
Do you wish anything else?
MEGARONIDES
Attend to the trust reposed in you.
CALLICLES
That is being carefully done.
MEGARONIDES
But how say you—?
CALLICLES
What do you want?
MEGARONIDES
Where is the young man living now?
CALLICLES
This back part[*] of the building he retained when he sold the house.
MEGARONIDES
That I wanted to know. Now, then, go at once. But what say you, where is the damsel now? She is at your house, I suppose?
CALLICLES
She is so; I take care of her almost as much as of my own daughter.
MEGARONIDES
You act properly.
CALLICLES
Before I go away, are you going to ask me anything else?

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