The very same.CRITOThat’s it.PAMPHILUSI’ve heard it from herself a thousand times.SIMOI suppose, Chremes, that you believe that we all rejoice at this discovery.CHREMESSo may the Gods bless me, I do believe it.PAMPHILUSWhat remains to be done, father?SIMOThe event itself has quite brought me to reconcilement.PAMPHILUSO kind father! With regard to her as a wife, since I have taken possession of her, Chremes will not offer any opposition.CHREMESThe plea is a very good one, unless perchance your father says any thing to the contrary.PAMPHILUSOf course, I agree.SIMOThen be it so. Of course—Then be it so: Nempe id. Scilicet. Colman has the following remark on this line: Donatus, and some others after him, understand these words of Simo and Pamphilus as requiring a fortune of Chremes with his daughter; and one of them’ says that Simo, in order to explain his meaning, in the representation, should produce a bag of money. This surely is precious refinement, worthy the genius of a true Commentator. Madame Dacier, who entertains a just veneration for Donatus, doubts the authenticity of the observation ascribed to him. The sense I have followed is, I think, the most obvious and natural interpretation of the words of Pamphilus and Simo, which refers to the preceding, not the subsequent, speech of Chremes. CHREMESHer portion, Pamphilus, is ten talents.PAMPHILUSI alm satisfied.CHREMESI’ll hasten to my daughter. Come now, (beckoning.) along with me, Crito; for I suppose that she will not know me.(They go into GLYCERIUM’s house.)SIMO(To PAMPHILUS.)Why don’t you order her to be sent for hither, to our house?PAMPHILUSWell thought of; I’ll at once give charge of that to Davus.SIMOHe can’t do it.PAMPHILUSHow so?SIMOBecause he has another matter that more nearly concerns himself, and of more importance.PAMPHILUSWhat, pray?SIMOHe is bound.PAMPHILUSFather, he is not rightly bound. He is not rightly bound: Non recte vinctus, meaning it was not well done to bind him. The father pretends to understand him as meaning (which he might equally well by using the same words), non satis stricte. he wasn’t tightly enough bound; and answers I ordered that he should be, referring to his order for Davus to be bound hand and foot. Donatus justly observes that the disposition of the old gentleman to joke is a characteristic mark of his thorough reconciliation. SIMOBut I ordered to that effect.PAMPHILUSPrithee, do order him to be set at liberty,SIMOWell, be it so.PAMPHILUSBut immediately.SIMOI’m going in.PAMPHILUSO fortunate and happy day!(SIMO goes into his house.)

(Enter CHARINUS, at a distance.)CHARINUS(apart to himself.)I’m come to see what Pamphilus is about; and look, here he is.PAMPHILUS(to himself.)Some one perhaps might imagine that I don’t believe this to be true; but now it is clear to me that it really is true. I do think that the life of the Gods is everlasting,