The Gods will prosper all your plans.PHILTOSo I wish.Come this way with me, Lesbonicus, that a day may be agreed on for the nuptials, in the presence of Lysiteles: this agreement we will ratify on that same day.(Exit PHILTO.)LESBONICUSNow, Stasimus, go you there (points to the house which he has sold to CALLICLES) to the house of Callicles, to my sister; tell her how this matter has been arranged.STASIMUSI will go. LESBONICUSAnd congratulate my sister.STASIMUSVery well. LESBONICUSTell Callicles to meet me—STASIMUSBut rather do you go now—LESBONICUSThat he may see what is necessary to be done about the portion.STASIMUSDo go now. LESBONICUSFor I have determined not to give her without a portion.STASIMUSBut rather do you go now. LESBONICUSAnd I will never allow it to be a detriment to her by reason of—STASIMUSDo be off now. LESBONICUSMy recklessness— STASIMUSDo go nowDo go now: Stasimus is continually urging him to follow Philto, and bring the matter to a conclusion, as he fears that so good an opportunity may be lost through his master’s habitual carelessness especially as Philto has agreed not to receive the land as a marriage-portion.. LESBONICUSIt seems by no means just, but that, since I have done wrong—STASIMUSDo go now.LESBONICUSIt should be chiefly a detriment to myself.STASIMUSDo go now. LESBONICUSO my father!and shall I ever see you again?STASIMUSDo go now. Go—go now.LESBONICUSI am going.Do you take care of that which I have asked you. I shall be here directly. (Exit LESBONICUS.) STASIMUSAt length I have prevailed on him to go. In the name of the immortal Gods, i’ faith, ’tis a matter well managed by wrongful means of performance, inasmuch as our piece of land is safe; although even now ’tis still a very doubtful matter what may be the result of this affair. But, if the land is parted with, ’tis all over’Tis all over: He means that he will no longer have any support from his master, and that he will have to turn soldier, and so earn his livelihood. with my neck; I must carry a buckler in foreign lands, a helmet too, and my baggage. He will be running away from the city when the nuptials have been celebrated; he will be going hence to extreme and utter ruin, somewhere or other, to serve as a soldier, either to Asia or to Cilicia Atia or to Cilicia : , Alluding, probably to the wars which were continually occurring between the Greeks and the Persian monarchs, or else to the custom of hiring themselves out as mercenary soldiers, as Xenophon and the ten thousand did to the younger Cyrus.. I will go there (looking at the door of the house bouight by CALLICLES), where he has ordered me to go, although I detest this house ever since he has driven us out of our abode.(Exit into the house of CHARMIDES.)

(Enter CALLICLES and STASIMUS.)CALLICLESTo what effect were you speaking about this, Stasimus?