Scaife ATLAS

Truculentus, or The Churl (259-276b)

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Health to you.

STRATILAX

Enow of thy health have I; I care nought for’t, I’ve got no health;

I’d rather be sick, than be a bit the sounder with health from thee. This I want to know, what’s owing thee here in our house?

ASTAPHIUM

Do keep close—

STRATILAX

Yea, faith, to my own good woman I trust; let him keep close to thee whose habit ’tis. A rare fine joke! a silly hussy to be tempting a countryman to naughty tricks.

ASTAPHIUM

Keep close your anger, I meant.

STRATILAX

As thee’st begun with me, so I’d e’en lay a wager[*] there’s not another like thee.[*]

ASTAPHIUM
(half to herself.)

Really this fellow’s very churlish.

STRATILAX

Woman, dost thee go on abusing me?

ASTAPHIUM

Why, what did I say to you?

STRATILAX

Why, because thee dost call me churlish. Therefore now, if thee doesn’t be off this instant, and tell me quickly what thee want’st, adzookers, woman, I’ll be, here this very instant, trampling thee beneath my feet like a sow her piglings.

ASTAPHIUM

This is indeed right country,

and no mistake; ’tis an abominable and truly a monkey race.

STRATILAX
(holding up his fist.)

Dost thee throw the country in my teeth, when thee hast found a man who’s ashamed of what’s foul?

Hast thee come hither to tempt me with thy decked out bones[*]? Was it for that, shameless slut, thee dyed thy mantle of its smoke-dried colour, or art thee so fine because that thee’s been a stealing?

Come thee towards me then.

ASTAPHIUM

Now you charm me.

STRATILAX

How much I wish I could charm thee.

ASTAPHIUM

You tell a lie.[*]

STRATILAX

Tell me—[*]

ASTAPHIUM

What? [*]

STRATILAX

What I ask thee. Dost thee wish to be taken for a bondswoman, who dost carry on thee those rings?

(Pointing to her fingers.)

ASTAPHIUM

They give them to those who are worthy.

STRATILAX

These are the spoils of Laverna[*] which thee dost possess.[*]

(Lays hold of her.)

ASTAPHIUM

Don’t be touching me.

(Moving away.)

STRATILAX

I, touch thee? So help me my weeding-hoe, I’d rather i’ the country for me to be harnessed like an ox with crumpled horns, and with it spend the livelong night upon the straw, than that a hundred nights with thee, with a dinner apiece, were given me for nothing!

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