Well, Menedemus, why don’t you order my daughter to be sent for, and close with the offer And close with the offer : Firmas. This ratification or affirmation would be made by Menedemus using the formal word Accipio, I accept. of the portion that I mentioned? SOSTRATA My husband, I entreat you not to do it. CLITIPHO Father, I entreat you to forgive me. MENEDEMUS Forgive him, Chremes; do let then prevail upon you. CHREMES Am I knowingly to make my property a present to Bacchis? I’ll not do it. MENEDEMUS Why, we would not suffer it. CLITIPHO If you desire me to live, father, do forgive me. SOSTRATA Do, my dear Chremes. MENEDEMUS Come, Chremes, pray, don’t be so obdurate. CHREMES What am I to do here? I see I am not allowed to carry this through, as I had intended. MENEDEMUS You are acting as becomes you. CHREMES On this condition, then, I’ll do it; if he does that which I think it right he should do. CLITIPHO Father, I’ll do any thing; command me. CHREMES You must take a wife. CLITIPHO Father— CHREMES I’ll hear nothing. MENEDEMUS I’ll take it upon myself; he shall do so. CHREMES I don’t hear any thing from him as yet. CLITIPHO (aside.) I’m undone! SOSTRATA Do you hesitate, Clitipho? CHREMES Nay, just as he likes. MENEDEMUS He’ll do it all. SOSTRATA This course, while you are making a beginning, is disagreeable, and while you are unacquainted with it. When you have become acquainted with it, it will become easy. CLITIPHO I’ll do it, father. SOSTRATA My son, upon my honor I’ll give you that charming girl, whom you may soon become attached to, the daughter of our neighbor Phanocrata. CLITIPHO What! that red-haired girl, with cat’s eyes, freckled face, Freckled face : Many take sparso ore here to mean wide-mouthed. Lemonnier thinks that must be the meaning, as he has analyzed the other features of her countenance. There is, however, no reason why he should not speak of her complexion; and it seems, not improbably, to have the same meaning as the phrase os lentiginosum, a freckled face. and hooked nose? I can not, father. CHREMES Heyday! how nice he is! You would fancy he had set his mind upon it. SOSTRATA I’ll name another.