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Eunuchus; or, The Eunuch (417b-453)

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Ye Gods, by our trust in you! a lost and miserable fellow the one, and the other a scoundrel.
THRASO
Well then, about that: matter, Gnatho, the way in which I touched up the Rhodian at a banquet—
did I never tell you?
GNATHO
Never; but pray, do tell me. (Aside.) I’ve heard it more than a thousand times already.
THRASO
There was in my company at a banquet, this young man of Rhodes, whom I’m speaking of. By chance I had a mistress there; he began to toy with her, and to annoy me. What are you doing, sir impudence? said I to the fellow;
a hare yourself, and looking out for game?[*]
GNATHO
(pretending to laugh very heartily.)
Ha, ha, ha!
THRASO
What’s the matter?
GNATHO
How apt, how smart, how clever; nothing could be more excellent. Prithee, was this a saying of yours? I fancied it was an old one.
THRASO
Did you ever hear it before?
GNATHO
Many a time; and it is mentioned among the first-rate ones.
THRASO
It’s my own.
GNATHO
I’m sorry though that it was said to a thoughtless young man, and one of respectability.
PARMENO
(apart.)
May the Gods confound you!
GNATHO
Pray, what did he do?
THRASO
Quite disconcerted. All who were present were dying with laughter; in short, they were all quite afraid of me.
GNATHO
[Not without reason.
THRASO
But hark you, had I best clear myself of this to Thais, as to her suspicion that I’m fond of this girl?
GNATHO
By no means:
on the contrary, rather increase her jealousy.
THRASO
Why so?
GNATHO
Do you ask me? Don’t you see, if on any occasion she makes mention of Phaedria or commends him, to provoke you—
THRASO
I understand.
GNATHO
That such may not be the case, this method is the only remedy. When she speaks of Phaedria, do you instantly mention Pamphila.
If at any time she says, Let’s invite Phaedria to make one, do you say, Let’s ask Pamphila to sing. If she praises his good looks, do you, on the other hand, praise hers. In short, do you return like for like, which will mortify her.
THRASO
If, indeed, she loved me,[*] this might be of some use, Gnatho.
GNATHO
Since she is impatient for and loves that which you give her, she already loves you; as it is, then, it is an easy matter for her to feel vexed. She will be always afraid lest the presents which she herself is now getting, you may on some occasion be taking elsewhere.
THRASO
Well said; that never came into my mind.
GNATHO
Nonsense. You never thought about it; else how much more readily would you yourself have hit upon it, Thraso!
453
(Enter THAIS from her house, attended by PYTHIAS.)
THAIS
(as she comes out.)
I thought I just now heard the Captain’s voice. And look, here he is. Welcome, my dear Thraso.

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