Any at all—how?ANTIPHOPray, do try, that he mayn’t be doing something that we may afterward be more or less sorry for, Geta.GETAI’m considering, (He pauses.) He’s all safe, so far as I can guess: but still, I’m afraid of mischief. ANTIPHODon’t be afraid: together with you, we’ll share good and bad.GETA(to PHAEDRIA.)How much money do you want? Tell me.PHAEDRIAOnly thirty minae.GETAThirty? Heyday! she’s monstrous dear, Phaedria.PHAEDRIAIndeed, she’s very cheap.GETAWell, well, I’ll get them for you.PHAEDRIAOh the dear man! (They both fall to hugging GETA.) GETATake yourselves off. (Shakes them of.) PHAEDRIAThere’s need for them directly.GETAYou shall have them directly; but I must have Phormio for my assistant in this business.ANTIPHOHe’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.GETALet’s go to him at once then.ANTIPHOWill you have any occasion for my assistance?GETANone; but be off home, and comfort that poor thing, who I am sure is now in-doors almost dead with fear. Do you linger?ANTIPHOThere’s nothing I could do with so much pleasure.(Goes into the house of DEMIPHO.)PHAEDRIAWhat way will you manage this?GETAI’ll tell you on the road; first thing, betake yourself off. (Exeunt.)

(Enter DEMIPHO and CHREMES.)DEMIPHOWell, have you brought your daughter with you, Chremes, for whom you went to Lemnos?CHREMESNo.DEMIPHOWhy not?CHREMESWhen 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.DEMIPHOPray, then, why did you stay there so long, when you had heard of this?CHREMESWhy, faith, a malady detained me.DEMIPHOFrom what cause? Or what was it?CHREMESDo you ask me?