Act, scene

  1     I,     1|           I will, so that you can't keep watching me whatever
  2     I,     1|      crazy streak he's got, I can't imagine, -- driving a poor
  3     I,     1|           s got in his head I don't see. Never shuts his eyes
  4     I,     2|      watch inside, am I? You aren't afraid anyone will walk
  5     I,     2|      surprising Providence wouldn't make a King Philip or Darius
  6     I,     2|        stole the whole lot. I won't have a living soul let into
  7     I,     2|          herself comes along, don't you let her in.~Staph.Goodness
  8     I,     2|        Staph.Goodness me, she won't get in: she'll see to that
  9     I,     2|          they would. No, it doesn't look natural for a poor
 10     1,     1|           you want.~Mega. You don't mind my asking you a question,
 11     1,     1| engagement I'm eager for. Now don't make a fuss,sister. I know
 12     1,     2|      hated to go. Why, there wasn't a single man of our ward
 13     1,     2|        penny of dowry, that I can't get off my hands or find
 14     1,     2|         stone in the other! I don't trust one of these rich
 15     1,     2|       Thanks. Now I trust you won't mind answering the questions
 16     1,     2|      No-no -- that is, if you don't ask any I don't like to
 17     1,     2|           you don't ask any I don't like to answer.~Mega. Frankly
 18     1,     2|            Good Lord, man! I didn't come here to make fun of
 19     1,     2|       making fun of you: I couldn't think of such a thing.~Eucl.
 20     1,     2|    hitched up with you and couldn't pull my share of the load,
 21     1,     2|           and you, the ox, wouldn't pay anymore attention to
 22     1,     2|       dowry can I give.~Mega. Don't. Only let me have a girl
 23     1,     2|        this just so that you mayn't think I've found some treasure.~
 24     1,     2|       within) By heaven, if I don't have you're tongue torn
 25     1,     2|          you, Megadorus: I couldn't if I would.~Mega. (doubtfully)
 26     1,     2|        about the dowry: she doesn't bring you a single penny.~
 27     1,     2|           ye immortal gods, doesn't money count! That is what
 28     1,     2|         It's you I'm calling. Can't you hear!~
 29     1,     3|          Goodness, though! It can't be done. This is too sudden.~
 30     1,     3|         and brought to be. We can't conceal it, we can't keep
 31     1,     3|          can't conceal it, we can't keep it in the dark any
 32     1,     4|       Anth.. By Jupiter, you shan't make two parts of me, let
 33     1,     4|        man out of you, you oughtn't to be cut out about it.~
 34     1,     4|         mean.~Anth. I say, couldn't the old boy pay for the
 35     1,     4|        The matter, eh? You couldn't squeeze as much out of that
 36     1,     4|         his lower windpipe, doesn't he, so as not to chance
 37     1,     4|       with?~Pyth. Lord! He wouldn't make you a loan of his hunger,
 38     1,     5|         the first place there won't be an uproarious gang in
 39     1,     6|         the forum.~Stap. We haven't got any firewood in the
 40     1,     6|             shrinking back) I don't, I don't.~Pyth. Take 'em
 41     1,     6|    shrinking back) I don't, I don't.~Pyth. Take 'em inside.~
 42     1,     7|        away just as if there wasn't anything to do, and the
 43     1,     8|      furious, and seeing I couldn't buy anything, I up and left.
 44     1,     8|           Oh, mercy on us! It can't be burglars, can it?~Cong. (
 45     1,     8|         attendant) See if you can't get a bigger pot from one
 46     1,     8|       here's a little one: it won't hold it all.~Eucl. Oh, my
 47     1,     9|          s good for you , you won't hand me back that rooster
 48   III,     2|          Cong. It's a pity I didn't jab it through you, I'm
 49   III,     2|        thinking. ~Eucl. There isn't a more abandoned villain
 50   III,     2|          enough, even if you didn't say so: the facts speak
 51   III,     2|       that? You dare ask me? Didn't I do my duty by you -- is
 52   III,     2|         numskull.~Eucl. Hm! I don't know anything about the
 53   III,     2|            That'll do for me: don't worry about my hankering
 54   III,     2|    incredulous) I know. You needn't go on. I quite understand.~
 55   III,     2|         understand.~Cong. Why won't you let us cook dinner here
 56   III,     2|        have we said that you didn't like?~Eucl. A pretty question,
 57   III,     2|          business lay, you wouldn't be carrying that cloven
 58   III,     2|        the house here, if you don't have my dishes brought back! (
 59   III,     3|           under cloak) too: I won't leave it there to run such
 60   III,     3|           go to law about it. Don't bother me. Away with you:
 61   III,     5|        provided their dowry doesn't go along with 'em. In that
 62   III,     5|  beautiful!~Mega. Then you wouldn't hear them saying:" Well,
 63   III,     5|     carriages -- well, if I haven't a right to them!"~Eucl. (
 64   III,     5|       more. Now a wife that doesn't bring you a penny -- a husband
 65   III,     6|      goodness, Megadorus! I haven't got a fortune piling up
 66   III,     6|         What you have now!" I don't like that phrase! He knows
 67   III,     6|           Io once by Juno, couldn't ever keep watch on those
 68   III,     6|         than that same lamb doesn't exist, I know that.~Mega.
 69   III,     6|       cellars.~Eucl. No,no! I don't care for any! The fact is,
 70   III,     6|        Faith, and I know you: don't change your name,mind, if
 71    IV,     1|       chap minds all this, he won't be paying taxes on rawhide,
 72    IV,     2| plaintively) Only be sure you don't let anyone know my gold
 73    IV,     2|          sake, though, Faith, don't let him! (walks slowly toward
 74    IV,     2|         love of heaven,Faith, don't be more faithful to him
 75    IV,     2|           bottom and see if I can't find the gold somewhere
 76    IV,     4|            A minute ago you weren't to be found anywhere, and (
 77    IV,     4|           question!~Strob. I didn't take a thing from you, honestly.~
 78    IV,     4|        come, what?~Eucl. You shan't get away with it.~Strob.
 79    IV,     4|       Euclio,virtuously) Now aren't you doing me an injury?~
 80    IV,     4|           do that,too, if you don't confess.~Strob. Confess
 81    IV,     4|         aside) Likewise if I didn't want to.~Eucl. Come on,
 82    IV,     4|         That I may think you didn't take it! I'm up with you'
 83    IV,     4|            have what?~Eucl. I won't say: you're too anxious
 84    IV,     4|     searched him already: he hasn't anything. ( aloud) Off with
 85    IV,     4|        Eucl. And kindly see I don't set eyes on you again.~(
 86    IV,     5|           Well, after this he won't dare hide his gold here.
 87    IV,     6|         of me. If that raven hadn't stood by me, I'd be a poor,
 88    IV,     8|           from the place; he didn't see me, though. I slipped
 89    IV,     9|            What thief? Who? I don't know! I can't see! I'm all
 90    IV,     9|          Who? I don't know! I can't see! I'm all in the dark!
 91    IV,     9|          or who I am -- oh, I can't tell, I can't think! (to
 92    IV,     9|           oh, I can't tell, I can't think! (to audience) Help,
 93    IV,     9|           of them has it? You don't know? Oh dear, oh dear,
 94    IV,     9|       child, I suppose. Now I can't decide whether to leave
 95    IV,     9|           retreat. By Jove, I don't know what to do!~
 96    IV,    10|          it, dare touch what didn't belong to you?~Lyc. (penitently)
 97    IV,    10|             it's done, and it can't be undone. I think it must
 98    IV,    10|        fated; otherwise it wouldn't have happened, I'm sure
 99    IV,    10|          and murder you!~Lyc. Don't say that, sir.~Eucl. Then
100    IV,    10|       Against my will?~Lyc. I won't insist on it against your
101    IV,    10|         your innocence -- you don't know!~Lyc. Not unless you
102    IV,    10|            Absolutely. Why, I don't know, haven't any idea,
103    IV,    10|          Why, I don't know, haven't any idea, about your gold,
104    IV,    10|           are such a thief, I won't make any trouble for you.
105    IV,    10|          word of honour: you didn't steal that gold?~Lyc. (shaking
106    IV,    10|         honour.~Eucl. And you don't know the man that did take
107    IV,    10|           will.~Eucl. And you won't go shares with the man that
108    IV,    10|           Lyc. Brace up, sir: don't curse. And now for something
109    IV,    10|        Now listen, sir. There isn't a man alive so worthless
110    IV,    10|          in and inquire if it isn't just as I tell you.~Eucl.
111    IV,    10|         fellow Strobilus is I can't imagine. Well, the only
112     V       |         it?~Lyc. No, no, that won't pass. Off with you: hand
113     V       |         even kill me, but you won't have it from me, never -- ~
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