Any at all—how? ANTIPHO Pray, do try, that he mayn’t be doing something that we may afterward be more or less sorry for, Geta. GETA I’m considering, (He pauses.) He’s all safe, so far as I can guess: but still, I’m afraid of mischief. ANTIPHO Don’t be afraid: together with you, we’ll share good and bad. GETA (to PHAEDRIA.) How much money do you want? Tell me. PHAEDRIA Only thirty minae. GETA Thirty? Heyday! she’s monstrous dear, Phaedria. PHAEDRIA Indeed, she’s very cheap. GETA Well, well, I’ll get them for you. PHAEDRIA Oh the dear man! (They both fall to hugging GETA.) GETA Take yourselves off. (Shakes them of.) PHAEDRIA There’s need for them directly. GETA You shall have them directly; but I must have Phormio for my assistant in this business. ANTIPHO He’s quite ready; right boldly lay on him any load you like, he’ll bear it: he, in especial, is a friend to his friend. GETA Let’s go to him at once then. ANTIPHO Will you have any occasion for my assistance? GETA None; but be off home, and comfort that poor thing, who I am sure is now in-doors almost dead with fear. Do you linger? ANTIPHO There’s nothing I could do with so much pleasure. (Goes into the house of DEMIPHO.) PHAEDRIA What way will you manage this? GETA I’ll tell you on the road; first thing, betake yourself off. (Exeunt.) (Enter DEMIPHO and CHREMES.) DEMIPHO Well, have you brought your daughter with you, Chremes, for whom you went to Lemnos ? CHREMES No. DEMIPHO Why not? CHREMES When her mother found that I staid here longer than usual, and at the same time the age of the girl did not suit with my delays, they told me that she, with all her family, set out in search of me. DEMIPHO Pray, then, why did you stay there so long, when you had heard of this? CHREMES Why, faith, a malady detained me. DEMIPHO From what cause? Or what was it? CHREMES Do you ask me?