What could I do? Just as you ordered, she was intrusted to his care only.THAIS Hussy, I’ve been intrusting the sheep to the wolf. I’m quite ashamed to have been imposed upon in this way. What sort of man was he?PYTHIAS Hush! hush! mistress, pray; we are all right. Here we have the very man.THAIS Where is he?PYTHIAS Why there, to the left.Don’t you see?THAIS I see.PYTHIAS Order him to be seized as quickly as possible.THAIS What can we do to him, simpleton?PYTHIAS What do to him, do you ask? Pray, do look at him; if his face doesn’t seem an impudent one.THAIS Not at all.This text appears on line 838 of the Latin.PYTHIAS Besides, what effrontery he has.

(Enter CHAEREA, in the EUNUCH’s dress, on the other side of the stage.)CHAEREA(to himself.)At Antipho’s,At Antipho’s: Madame Decier here observes that Chaerea assigns very natural reasons for not having changed his dress; in which the art of Terence is evident, since the sequel of the Play makes it absolutely necessary that Chaerea should appear again before Thais in the habit which he wore while in the house. both of them, father and mother, just as if on purpose, were at home, so that I couldn’t any way get in, but that they must have seen me. In the mean time, while I was standing before the door, a certain acquaintance of mine was coming full upon me. When I espied him, I took to my heels as fast as I could down a narrow unfrequented alley; thence again to another, and thence to another; thus have I been most dreadfully harassed with running about, that no one might recognize me. But isn’t this Thais that I see? It is she. I’m at a stand. What shall I do? But what need I care? What can she do to me? THAIS(to PYTHIAS.)Let’s accost him. (To CHAEREA.) Good Mister Dorus, welcome; tell me, have you been running away?CHAEREA Madam, I did so.THAIS Are you quite pleased with it?CHAEREA No.THAIS Do you fancy that you’ll get off with impunity?CHAEREA Forgive this one fault; if I’m ever guilty of another, then kill me.THAIS Were you in fear of my severity?CHAEREA No.THAIS No? What then?CHAEREA(pointing at PYTHIAS.)I was afraid of her, lest she might be accusing me to you.THAIS What had you done?CHAEREA A mere trifle.PYTHIAS Come now, a trifle, you impudent fellow. Does this appear a trifle to you, to ravish a virgin, a citizen?CHAEREA I took her for my fellow-servant.