Titus Maccius Plautus Aulularia Concordances (Hapax - words occurring once) |
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501 III, 5| the military man has his hopes postponed till another day. 502 I, 1| no, never. Oh, but how horribly scared I am she'll come 503 III, 5| theirs that cost more than horses do now - they'd be cheaper 504 1, 4| Scene 4~( An hour has elapsed)~Enter Pythodicus 505 IV, 9| world is raising all this howling, groaning hullabaloo before 506 IV, 9| all this howling, groaning hullabaloo before our house here? ( 507 1, 2| set. ~Mega. But honourable human beings -- the more closely 508 IV, 4| repartee! I'm not in the humour for trifling now.~Strob. 509 III, 5| men and cabinet-makers -- hundreds of 'em -- who plant themselves 510 1, 4| t make you a loan of his hunger, no sir, not if you begged 511 V | such trifle as youngsters hurrah over finding in a bean.~ 512 1, 2| But I'll go in and look. (hurries toward house)~Mega. Where 513 I, 2| advances on her)~Staph.(hurrying out of reach) I'm still, 514 1, 9| business, I reckon! I'll hustle back, or we'll be having 515 1 | as for her father, he is ignorant of the whole affair.~I shall 516 1 | Act II~Enter Eunomia and Megadorus 517 III | Act III~Enter Congrio and his associates 518 IV, 10| concern me, Euclio. There's an important matter I'm anxious to talk 519 1, 4| market and two lambs.~Pyth. (importantly) After master did the marketing 520 IV, 10| sir.~Eucl. The colossal impudence of it! To dare to come to 521 IV, 10| a young fellow's natural impulses together... I wronged her, 522 1 | constantly, with daily gifts of incense, or wine, or something: 523 III, 4| woman, had to come within an inch of ruining me, beginning 524 IV, 1| got to know his master's inclinations like a book, so that he 525 III, 2| anything you own.~Eucl. (incredulous) I know. You needn't go 526 1, 4| of a pumice stone.~Anth. (incredulously) Oh really now!~Pyth. That' 527 I, 1| Staphyla hobbles to place indicated) Just look at her, will 528 1, 5| Euclio's) and as for you,(indicating some of the attendants) 529 1, 4| think the old buck could be induced to make us a present of 530 V | having a change of heart, or influenced by his Household God, gave 531 1, 4| while he's asleep?~Pyth. (ingenuously) You should believe me, 532 III, 1| Hi-i-i! Citizens, natives, inhabitants,neighbours, foreigners, 533 V | free, you,you great lump of iniquity?~Strob. (crestfallen, then 534 1, 2| his timidity makes him injure his own interests. Then 535 IV, 10| ashamed. Now, sir, if I've injures you or your daughter without 536 IV, 10| ironically) God bless your innocence -- you don't know!~Lyc. 537 IV, 10| Against my will?~Lyc. I won't insist on it against your will, 538 IV, 1| one'll suspect me. I can inspect proceedings at both houses 539 I, 2| alive, I'll extinguish you instantly. And the water -- if anyone 540 | instead 541 V | No doubt he's followed instructions and been to see that old 542 V | boundless riches.~Lyc. (interested) You have? Where? ~Strob. 543 1, 2| makes him injure his own interests. Then when it's too late 544 1, 1| Eunomia)~Mega. Now for an interview with Euclio, if he's at 545 1, 1| matter that concerns you intimately. ~Mega. (warmly)Let's have 546 III, 5| some of the nuisances and intolerable expenses that big dowries 547 IV, 7| and you actually did get intoxicated and treat the poor girl 548 III, 6| sun and you can watch its inwards work: it's as transparent 549 III, 6| and was set to guarding Io once by Juno, couldn't ever 550 IV, 10| Where from? What?~Eucl. (ironically) God bless your innocence -- 551 IV | Act IV ~ 552 1, 1| their ordering and their ivory trimmed carriages and their 553 III, 2| Cong. It's a pity I didn't jab it through you, I'm thinking. ~ 554 III, 5| who plant themselves like jailers in your halls and want you 555 1, 4| he strings a bag over his jaws.~Anth. What for?~Pyth. So 556 IV, 4| pounding me for? What are you jerking me along for? What do you 557 III, 5| the ladies' tailor, the jeweller, the woollen worker -- they' 558 IV, 3| my heart began to dance a jig and jumped up into a throat. 559 IV, 10| a bit longer; then I'll join father-in-law inside. Meanwhile 560 V | Ye immortal Gods, what joy, what bliss, ye bless me 561 1, 4| now!~Pyth. That's a fact. Judge for yourself. Why, I tell 562 1, 2| the way you folks have of juggling things: now it's on and 563 IV, 3| began to dance a jig and jumped up into a throat. But I 564 IV, 2| Euclio into house)~Strob.(jumping up) Ye immortal Gods! What' 565 III, 6| set to guarding Io once by Juno, couldn't ever keep watch 566 1, 4| into two parts.~Anth.. By Jupiter, you shan't make two parts 567 IV, 10| soon come to realize the justice of it yourself,sir, I assure 568 IV, 10| act so: you should have kept hands off.~Lyc. Well, now 569 V | heaven, sir, you can even kill me, but you won't have it 570 IV, 9| and forth) I'm ruined, I'm killed, I'm murdered! Where shall 571 1, 2| much for me: and my own kind would hee-haw at me: and 572 V | Athens now that Heaven's kinder to than me?~Lyc. Why, it 573 IV, 8| for the rest of your big kings -- not worth mentioning, 574 1, 5| uproarious gang of servants, and knick-knackery and jewellery and clothes 575 III, 5| Then up come weavers and lace men and cabinet-makers -- 576 IV, 2| gold to your good faith, laid it away in your grove and 577 1, 4| from the market and two lambs.~Pyth. (importantly) After 578 I, 1| for all the world like a lame cobbler. How I'm going to 579 III, 6| as transparent as a Punic lamp.~Mega. (protestingly) I 580 1, 9| you bone the conger and lamprey as fast as you know how. 581 1 | him of his treasure. Some land, a little only, he did leave 582 Per | and Megadorus, a narrow lane between them; in front, 583 | last 584 1, 2| interests. Then when it's too late and the opportunity is gone 585 1, 2| enough.~Eucl. (forcing a laugh) I mention this just so 586 III, 2| Now what did you mean by laying your hands on me, you beggar?~ 587 1, 5| into house of Megadorus leading lamb)~Pyth. Congrio, you 588 IV, 9| it's all out. He's just learned about his daughter's child, 589 I, 2| last I can feel easy about leaving the house, now I have made 590 IV, 10| got hold of me,sir, and led me on.~Eucl. How is this?~ 591 IV, 10| shameless rascal! Why, if it's legal to clear yourself that way, 592 IV, 10| let me marry her as I'm legally bound to. ( nervously) It 593 IV, 10| with you, sir, if you're at leisure.~Eucl. Give me your word 594 1 | ancient servant out of doors lest she learn his secret. I 595 1, 1| that cost a husband his liberty.~Eun. For mercy's sake tell 596 IV, 7| look you in the face and lie, my dear mother?~Phae. ( 597 III, 2| duty by you -- is that it? (lifts cudgel)~Cong. (backing away) 598 I, 2| should be looking for a light, see you put the fire out 599 IV, 4| through me as much as you liked without finding a solitary 600 | likely 601 IV, 10| drunken lover can do what he likes and not suffer for it.~Lyc. 602 IV, 4| thing of yours. (aside) Likewise if I didn't want to.~Eucl. 603 1, 1| and their purple and fine linen that cost a husband his 604 III, 5| foot-gear; and then the lingerie people drop in on you, along 605 IV, 5| put it somewhere else. (listening) Hm-m-m! There goes the 606 IV, 4| turns toward temple and listens) Who's in there? Who was 607 1 | and moil for a miserable livelihood.~After the death of him 608 I, 1| around the house the whole livelong day, for all the world like 609 1, 2| couldn't pull my share of the load, down I'd drop, I, the donkey, 610 IV, 6| think now; where is some lonely spot to hide this in? (after 611 1, 2| the opportunity is gone he longs to have it again.~Re-enter 612 IV, 4| Strob. Down with it, eh? Looks as if you've downed too 613 III, 2| ve been clubbed till I'm looser than any fancy dancer. Now 614 IV, 9| merry over my misery and loss! Oh, it's unendurable!~Enter 615 IV, 2| finding it, not after the lovely way I tucked it in that 616 IV, 10| too cheap, if your drunken lover can do what he likes and 617 1, 1| believe I say this out of my loyalty to you and for your welfare, 618 V | you free, you,you great lump of iniquity?~Strob. (crestfallen, 619 III, 5| standing by and missing his lunch in the expectation of getting 620 1, 5| clothes and silver plate lying about. Now if anything was 621 1, 9| scale the fish. As for you, Machaerio, you bone the conger and 622 IV, 10| entreat you to pardon my madness.~Eucl. I have no patience 623 IV, 10| that's been his daughter's maid: she knows about it all. ( 624 III, 5| and jewellery, indeed! And maids and mules and coachmen and 625 III, 5| just the thing for the vast majority of the people; the fight 626 III, 5| merchants and dealers in mallow dyes; and the belt makers 627 1, 4| smoke from his beggarly fire manages to get out of his house. 628 III, 5| wagons in front of a city mansion than you can find around 629 III, 5| stand in greater awe of marital authority than they do, 630 I, 2| reason to come to you for it. Mark my words, if that fire stays 631 1, 4| Anth. He's nothing but a market-day cook,that chap: he only 632 1, 4| importantly) After master did the marketing and hired the cooks and 633 III, 5| intentions regarding this match. They were full of praise 634 III, 6| gold entrusted to you! As matters stand, pot, the best thing 635 1, 1| in life marries a lady of maturity and this aged female should 636 1, 2| mention this just so that you mayn't think I've found some 637 III, 4| Megadorus now, trying to catch me-oh, dear, dear!- in all sorts 638 1, 4| about you?~Cong. (with a meaning glance at Anthrax) I'm what 639 | Meanwhile 640 III, 5| nor cobbler can take their measure. And now supposing some 641 III, 6| domicile! (pauses) I'll take measures against that: yes, I'll 642 IV, 6| amount to throwing it away.(meditating) Let me think now; where 643 1, 2| Eucl. (forcing a laugh) I mention this just so that you mayn' 644 IV, 8| your big kings -- not worth mentioning, poor beggarlets! I am the 645 III, 5| cobblers and slipper and sandal merchants and dealers in mallow dyes; 646 III, 1| Oh - ow-ow! Good lord be merciful! I'm done for! He's opening 647 III, 6| shearable.~Eucl. Because it's mere skin and bones, wasted away 648 IV, 9| and now others are making merry over my misery and loss! 649 1, 1| she's not a young girl -- middle-aged, as a matter of fact. I' 650 | might 651 III, 3| Cong. You just get to -- (mildly,as he pushes in past him) 652 IV, 1| four-in-hand. If a chap minds all this, he won't be paying 653 1 | whereon to toil and moil for a miserable livelihood.~After the death 654 IV, 9| are making merry over my misery and loss! Oh, it's unendurable!~ 655 IV, 6| faithful, and here she's just missed making a downright ass of 656 IV, 2| master's sweetheart, or I'm mistaken. I'm going in there: I'll 657 1, 3| trouble and tribulation mixed.(exit Staphyla into house)~ 658 1 | him, whereon to toil and moil for a miserable livelihood.~ 659 IV, 4| Scene 4~A few moments elapse. Then a sound of 660 1, 2| rich fellows when he's so monstrous civil to a poor man. They 661 IV, 10| You see it's the tenth month since the festival -- reckon 662 III, 5| appointed supervisor of public morals -- the women's!~Mega. Wherever 663 I, 2| an axe, or a pestle, or a mortar, -- things the neighbours 664 | most 665 1, 8| heart, my mind supported my motion to cut down daughter's wedding 666 1 | present, a man of the same mould as his sire and grandsire. 667 III, 6| besides! She could take the mountain of Pirene at Corinth and 668 1, 2| to give he wants to grab! Mouth wide open to gobble down 669 V | Strob.(aside) Here goes. (Moves toward Lyconides)~Lyc. ( 670 1, 2| drop, I, the donkey, in the mud; and you, the ox, wouldn' 671 III, 5| dyes and yellow dyes, or muffs, or balsam scented foot-gear; 672 I, 1| aside) Hear the old criminal mumbling away to herself,Though! ( 673 IV, 9| ruined, I'm killed, I'm murdered! Where shall I run? Stop 674 I, 1| budge a finger's breadth a nail's breadth from that spot; 675 1, 4| day when a barber cut his nails for him he collected all 676 Per | Euclio and Megadorus, a narrow lane between them; in front, 677 III, 1| panic) Hi-i-i! Citizens, natives, inhabitants,neighbours, 678 III, 2| matter, -- you come any nearer this door without my permission, 679 I, 1| than tie a rope round my neck and dangle myself out into 680 III, 2| incredulous) I know. You needn't go on. I quite understand.~ 681 1 | As a matter of fact, his neglect grew and grew apace, and 682 1, 2| blabber, telling the whole neighbourhood I'm going to give my daughter 683 IV, 10| I'm legally bound to. ( nervously) It was the night of Ceres' 684 1, 2| to ask.~Eucl.(cautiously) No-no -- that is, if you don't 685 1, 2| house hurriedly)~Mega. (not noticing his departure) I told them 686 III, 5| s!~Mega. Wherever you go nowadays you see more wagons in front 687 IV, 1| orders are a botheration and nuisance. I tell you what, if a servant 688 III, 5| day. These are some of the nuisances and intolerable expenses 689 III, 2| tapping his cudgel) it must be numb now. (savagely) See here, 690 III, 5| Euclio) Well, I've told a number of friends of my intentions 691 III, 2| pay heavy for it, or I'm a numskull.~Eucl. Hm! I don't know 692 IV, 10| venture to act so, I have no objection to holding to it, sir, -- 693 IV, 4| Eucl. Ugh! You rascal! How obliging you are! That I may think 694 1 | to my keeping, I began to observe whether the son would hold 695 1, 2| Mega. You shall have no occasion to quarrel with me. But 696 1 | grandsire of its present occupant. Now this man's grandsire 697 1 | died. He left a son who occupies this house at present, a 698 1, 2| I know all about those octopuses that touch a thing and then -- 699 III, 4| I do believe the cooks offered that cock a reward to show 700 | often 701 IV, 4| here.~Strob. What?~Eucl. Oh-h! Bosh! You must have it!~ 702 1, 1| want you to marry.~Mega. Oh-h-h, murder!~Eun. How so?~Mega. 703 IV, 4| re found you've finished! Oh-h-h-h you felon! I'm going to 704 IV, 7| within Euclio's house) Oh-oh! Nurse! Nurse dear! Oh, 705 III, 1| merciful! I'm done for! He's opening the den: he's at the door: 706 1, 1| or be afraid to speak out openly; we ought to confide in 707 III, 1| gymnasium! (euclio's door opens and he appears, cudgel in 708 IV, 1| eyes peeled and report on operations. I'll just settle down alongside 709 1, 1| badness,brother.~Mega. My own opinion precisely; I'll never differ 710 1 | discover the treasure here in order that he might the more easily 711 1, 3| go in and do what master ordered me before he gets back. 712 1, 1| their shouting and their ordering and their ivory trimmed 713 1, 4| real man out of you, you oughtn't to be cut out about it.~ 714 IV, 10| can I?~Lyc. Well,sir, that outrage that distresses you -- ( 715 I, 2| I shall be back soon. No outsider is to be let in, mind you. 716 1, 2| is.~Mega. (advancing with outstretched hand) Good day to you, Euclio, 717 III, 2| If you had stayed by the oven where your business lay, 718 III, 1| appears, cudgel in hand) Oh - ow-ow! Good lord be merciful! 719 III, 5| figuring, you find out you owe him money, too, and the 720 IV, 10| back the pot of gold you owned up to taking.~Lyc. Great 721 1, 2| would chew me up and the oxen would run me through. It 722 1, 8| circumvented 'em, the whole dirty pack of 'em. Then I began to 723 1, 8| from Forum carrying a small package and a few forlorn flowers.~ 724 III, 5| coachmen and footman and pages and private carriages -- 725 IV, 7| dear! Oh, God help me! The pain!~Lyc. There, mother! There' 726 III, 1| Cong. (in burlesque panic) Hi-i-i! Citizens, natives, 727 IV, 10| sir, to entreat you to pardon my madness.~Eucl. I have 728 III, 5| a fine idea. Yes,for my part I'm convinced that if the 729 1, 1| that she's poor. But this particular poor girl suits me.~Eun. 730 1, 2| be a falling out, neither party would let me have stable 731 III, 3| mildly,as he pushes in past him) one side, then.~(exeunt 732 I, 1| reasons to you,you, -- you patch of beats,you? Over there 733 III, 2| be carrying that cloven pate: it serves you right. (with 734 III, 6| exit into house)~Eucl. (paternally to object under cloak) God 735 IV, 10| madness.~Eucl. I have no patience with men who do wrong and 736 IV, 10| ve come to beg you to be patient and forgive me.~Eucl. How 737 IV, 10| villainy am I hearing of?~Lyc. (patting his shoulder) Lamenting, 738 IV, 9| made a starveling of me, a pauper! I'm the forlornest wretch 739 IV, 1| minds all this, he won't be paying taxes on rawhide, or ever 740 IV, 1| me over to keep my eyes peeled and report on operations. 741 III, 3| wherever I go this goes (peering under cloak) too: I won' 742 III, 6| fortune piling up at home (peers slyly under cloak) any more 743 IV, 10| didn't belong to you?~Lyc. (penitently) Well, well, sir, -- it' 744 1, 4| Yes, and five times -- penned!~ 745 1 | and he chose to leave him penniless rather than apprise him 746 Per | Dramatis Personae ~The Household God of Euclio, 747 IV, 7| uncle with me, so that I may persuade him to let it be as you 748 III, 5| saffron dyeing -- some damned pest or other, anyhow, eternally 749 III, 5| s the dowered ones that pester the life out of their husbands 750 I, 2| a knife, or an axe, or a pestle, or a mortar, -- things 751 IV, 7| and lie, my dear mother?~Phae. (within Euclio's house) 752 Per | Athens, Eunomia's son. ~Phaedria, Euclio's daughter. ~Music 753 III, 6| now!" I don't like that phrase! He knows I have this money 754 IV, 6| around. There's where I'll pick my place. I'd sooner trust 755 1, 1| such thing, you know, ~as picking out the best woman: it's 756 III, 6| I haven't got a fortune piling up at home (peers slyly 757 1, 8| ever helped a man in such a pinch before! But I must rush 758 IV, 2| I'll pour you out a five pint pot of wine and honey! There 759 III, 6| could take the mountain of Pirene at Corinth and drink it 760 III, 2| threatening me?~Cong. It's a pity I didn't jab it through 761 1, 4| me, let me tell you that plainly! If you'd like to have the 762 IV, 2| seeing Strobilus~Eucl. (plaintively) Only be sure you don't 763 III, 5| hundreds of 'em -- who plant themselves like jailers 764 1, 5| jewellery and clothes and silver plate lying about. Now if anything 765 V | never -- ~The rest of the play is lost, save for a few 766 IV, 10| me. Go, bring it back. (pleadingly) You can have half of it, 767 1, 2| may all of us make life pleasanter for one another.~Eucl. Now 768 III, 6| s been blabbing!~Mega. (pleasantly) Why that secret session 769 IV, 9| my own self comforts and pleasures;yes, and now others are 770 IV, 9| m lost,lost! Oh, what a plight! Oh, such a cruel, disastrous, 771 1, 9| back that rooster till it's plucked cleaner than a ballet dancer. ( 772 III, 2| report your name to the police this instant.~Cong. Why?~ 773 IV, 1| or ever spend his time polishing a ball and chain with his 774 1, 4| self?~Pyth. (scornfully) Pooh!~Anth. What's the matter?~ 775 1, 2| try to get the regard of a poorer one, and the poor one is 776 1, 8| and veal and tunny and pork... everything dear, everything! 777 1, 2| re a rich man, a man of position: but as for me, I'm poor, 778 1 | For many years now I have possessed this dwelling, and preserved 779 1, 8| expenses just as much as possible. Now I've bought a little 780 I, 2| back home just as fast as I possibly can.~(Exit Euclio)~ 781 III, 5| military man has his hopes postponed till another day. These 782 1, 1| store for that youngster is Postumus? See here, sister, I'll 783 IV, 4| old fellow? what are you pounding me for? What are you jerking 784 1, 4| present of a couple of hundred pounds to buy ourselves off with?~ 785 IV, 2| across it -- of, Faith, I'll pour you out a five pint pot 786 1, 2| giving me his daughter; poverty never made a fellow closer-fisted.~ 787 IV, 10| May all the everlasting powers above consume that villain 788 III, 5| match. They were full of praise for Euclio's daughter. Say 789 IV, 10| now for something that I pray will turn out well and happily 790 1 | He has one daughter. She prays to me constantly, with daily 791 IV, 10| everything ready, the wedding prepared for? May all the everlasting 792 1 | possessed this dwelling, and preserved it for the sire and grandsire 793 V | tricks? You're chaffing. ( pretends to be about to leave)~Strob. 794 III, 5| and footman and pages and private carriages -- well, if I 795 V | tell him I've found this prize? Then I'll beg him to set 796 IV, 4| Anything you say.~Eucl. Um! probably under your tunic.~Strob. ( 797 IV, 1| suspect me. I can inspect proceedings at both houses here.~ 798 1, 1| wish it, on this condition? Produce her! Arrange for the festivities!~ 799 IV, 7| mother! There's better proof than words gives. Her cries! 800 1, 2| Euclio! So you think I am the proper sort of man to make a fool 801 III, 6| in the ribs) I'll get you properly soaked to-day, on my life 802 1, 3| now it's all but public property about her being disgraced 803 1, 1| poor brains out with such a proposition, my dear girl: you're talking 804 IV, 2| sacrifice and not hinder my prospective son-in-law from marrying 805 1, 2| consent.~Mega. And may God prosper us!~Eucl. Yes,yes, -- and 806 III, 6| as a Punic lamp.~Mega. (protestingly) I got that lamb in myself 807 I, 2| Eucl. It is surprising Providence wouldn't make a King Philip 808 I, 1| snook-around,you,with your prying and spying.~Enter Staphyla 809 1, 4| everlasting smash, the moment a puff of smoke from his beggarly 810 1, 2| up with you and couldn't pull my share of the load, down 811 1, 4| chap as you could out of a pumice stone.~Anth. (incredulously) 812 IV, 4| battering me?~Eucl. (still pummelling him) Mean, eh? You batterissimo. 813 III, 6| it's as transparent as a Punic lamp.~Mega. (protestingly) 814 III, 2| gladder to go out of my way to punish more, either.~Cong. Good 815 1, 1| trimmed carriages and their purple and fine linen that cost 816 III, 3| get to -- (mildly,as he pushes in past him) one side, then.~( 817 I, 1| followed by Euclio who is pushing and beating her.~Staph. ( 818 I, 2| minute I let it pass without putting in my claim, they'd all 819 1, 2| shall have no occasion to quarrel with me. But about the marriage -- 820 1, 2| would let me have stable quarters: the donkeys would chew 821 1, 2| won't mind answering the questions I'm going to ask.~Eucl.( 822 1, 1| so that we can have a quiet talk on a matter that concerns 823 IV, 10| I'm anxious to talk over quietly with you, sir, if you're 824 1, 6| in the house.~Cong. Any rafters in it?~Stap. Mercy,yes.~ 825 IV, 9| Lyc. Who in the world is raising all this howling, groaning 826 III, 6| herself, she could, -- if it ran wine. Then as for the provisions -- ~ 827 1 | young gentleman of very high rank. He knows who it is that 828 I, 1| slaving it for you at this rate, I'm sure.~Eucl. (aside) 829 1 | wished. For she has been ravished by a young gentleman of 830 III, 2| my food cooked or take it raw -- unless you are my guardian?~ 831 IV, 1| won't be paying taxes on rawhide, or ever spend his time 832 IV, 1| like a book, so that he can read his wishes in his face. 833 1, 4| wanted to make two parts of a real man out of you, you oughtn' 834 IV, 10| Why, you'll soon come to realize the justice of it yourself, 835 IV, 10| or your daughter without realizing what I was doing, I implore 836 III, 5| military man, bringing up the rear, and wants to collect the 837 IV, 7| refuse me. It's a perfectly reasonable request,too, if it's all 838 III, 5| army tax. You go and have a reckoning with your banker, your military 839 III, 4| that cook, the thief, the redhanded thief! By heaven, I do believe 840 IV, 5| fellow a surprise to-day. (reflecting) Well, after this he won' 841 IV, 7| that your uncle will not refuse me. It's a perfectly reasonable 842 III, 5| friends of my intentions regarding this match. They were full 843 III, 6| Why, there's enough for a regiment. I sent you a lamb, too.~ 844 III, 5| Euclio) But there's my new relative in front of the house! How 845 IV, 4| Off with you, anywhere! (releases him with a final cuff)~Strob. ( 846 1, 1| See here, sister, I'll relieve you of all this and save 847 III, 6| I'll go to you, Faith, relying on your faithfulness. (exit 848 IV, 4| I tell you! None of your repartee! I'm not in the humour for 849 IV, 10| wrong, sir; I deserve your reproaches, and I know it; more than 850 I, 1| I will. (aside) A worse reprobate than this old crone I never 851 III, 2| the way I'll rip up your reputation in front of the house here, 852 IV, 7| s a perfectly reasonable request,too, if it's all as you 853 III, 1| me! I know what I'll do: (retires) he's taught me my lesson, 854 IV, 9| leave or stay, advance or retreat. By Jove, I don't know what 855 IV, 4| or not? (advances)~Strob.(retreating) I am, I am!~Eucl. And kindly 856 V | fragments. Lyconides, on returning the pot of gold, was given 857 1 | so covetous was he -- to reveal its existence to his own 858 III, 4| cooks offered that cock a reward to show them where this ( 859 III, 6| Mega. (digging him in the ribs) I'll get you properly soaked 860 V | gold! Show me a man that's richer! Who's the chap in all Athens 861 V | I've found -- boundless riches.~Lyc. (interested) You have? 862 III, 2| warm for you, the way I'll rip up your reputation in front 863 III, 3| leave it there to run such risks, never. (to Congrio and 864 IV, 8| a bit to one side of the road. ( looking down street) 865 V | done? He's the man that robbed old Euclio. Where is this 866 III, 1| foreigners, ever one -- give me room to run! Open up! Clear the 867 1, 9| won't hand me back that rooster till it's plucked cleaner 868 1, 2| tongue torn out at the heavy roots, I give you orders, give 869 I, 1| do, as I see, than tie a rope round my neck and dangle 870 1, 9| Hullo, though! What's the row in the house next door? 871 III, 1| freer-handed with their wood: (rubbing his shoulders) why, when 872 1, 1| the name we all have, and (ruefully) it fits. And the that common 873 III, 5| these fellows of fluff and ruffles satisfied, along comes a 874 III, 4| to come within an inch of ruining me, beginning to scratch 875 III, 5| marry, if you make this rule for the poor ones?" Why, 876 1, 9| back, or we'll be having a rumpus at our place,too.~(exit)~ 877 1, 8| pinch before! But I must rush in before they ruin me entirely! ( 878 IV, 1| settle down alongside the sacred altar ( does so) and no 879 III, 5| march the fellows who do the saffron dyeing -- some damned pest 880 1, 2| uncommon smooth with his salutations.~Mega. You say you are well?~ 881 III, 5| cobblers and slipper and sandal merchants and dealers in 882 IV, 1| a servant wants to give satisfaction, he'd just better make it 883 III, 5| fellows of fluff and ruffles satisfied, along comes a military 884 1, 2| aside) Thank the lord,I'm saved! It's safe -- that is, if 885 1, 8| makes everyday fasting," says I to myself," unless you 886 1, 9| servants inside) Dromo, scale the fish. As for you, Machaerio, 887 I, 1| never. Oh, but how horribly scared I am she'll come some sly 888 III, 5| dyes, or muffs, or balsam scented foot-gear; and then the 889 V | meet) I've found -- ~Lyc. (scoffingly) Found what?~Strob. No such 890 IV, 10| excuse ourselves on the score that we were drunk and did 891 1, 4| wedding his own self?~Pyth. (scornfully) Pooh!~Anth. What's the 892 1, 2| left me -- without a word! Scorns me, now he sees I desire 893 1, 3| there and give them a good scouring. I have betrothed my daughter: 894 IV, 8| stuff. After he'd gone I scrabbled down, dug up the pot full 895 III, 4| ruining me, beginning to scratch and claw around where this( 896 1, 5| Shoving me off on this old screw, eh? If I ask for anything 897 III, 3| em. Cook away, work away, scurry around to your hearts' content 898 IV, 2| I'm going in there: I'll search that shrine from top to 899 IV, 4| pauses) But then I've searched him already: he hasn't anything. ( 900 IV, 4| up with you're dodges. ( searches him) Once more now -- out 901 IV, 4| em.~Eucl. Enough of this searching. Now give it here.~Strob. 902 IV, 1| of master first and man second. Even if he should fall 903 1 | entrusted to me, in utter secrecy, a hoard of gold : he buried 904 III, 6| against that: yes, I'll secrete it somewhere outside the 905 | seemed 906 V | That's what I say.~Lyc. (seizing him) See here, do you know 907 IV, 1| Enter Strobilus~Strob. (self-complacently) This is the way for a good 908 I, 1| Almighty, the next minute I'll send you to the gallows for a 909 1, 2| grudgingly) Good. ~Mega. And my sense of honour?~Eucl. Good.~Mega. 910 IV, 10| alive, you're out of your senses, calling me a thief. I supposed 911 III, 5| s daughter. Say it's the sensible thing to do, a fine idea. 912 III, 2| carrying that cloven pate: it serves you right. (with forced 913 1, 9| next door? Hm! the cooks settling down to business, I reckon! 914 IV, 10| have been fated that I'm to shackle you at my house and murder 915 IV, 10| t steal that gold?~Lyc. (shaking his head) On my honour.~ 916 IV, 10| pretty nearly safe in the shallows now. ( looking around) Where 917 IV, 10| with a tale like that, you shameless rascal! Why, if it's legal 918 1, 2| you and couldn't pull my share of the load, down I'd drop, 919 IV, 10| Eucl. And you won't go shares with the man that has it, 920 III, 6| perfectly -- (tittering) sheer. Why, why, you put that 921 IV, 10| with the man that has it,or shield the thief?~Lyc. No.~Eucl. 922 III, 5| drop in on you, along with shoemakers and squatting cobblers and 923 1, 8| Apollo, help me, save me! Shoot your arrows through them, 924 III, 1| their wood: (rubbing his shoulders) why, when he drove the 925 1, 1| fat dowries, with their shouting and their ordering and their 926 1, 5| a wily one, Pythodicus! Shoving me off on this old screw, 927 1 | grew and grew apace, and he showed me less honour. I did the 928 IV, 4| dryly) Nice way he has of showing his gratitude. (aloud,sternly) 929 1, 6| advances on him).~Cong. (shrinking back) I don't, I don't.~ 930 I, 1| head I don't see. Never shuts his eyes all night: yes, 931 1, 3| This is too sudden.~Eucl. Silence! Off with you! Have things 932 1, 5| jewellery and clothes and silver plate lying about. Now if 933 | since 934 I, 1| those eyes of yours, you old sinner. By heaven, I'll dig them 935 IV, 9| up in dapper clothes and sit still as if they were honest 936 I, 1| then in the daytime he's sitting around the house the whole 937 III, 6| of 'em a Geryonian with six hands apiece! Why, Argus, 938 III, 6| Eucl. Because it's mere skin and bones, wasted away till 939 1, 2| anyone you please to be skinned alive.( approaches Megadorus)~ 940 IV, 4| let go of this one he'll skip off. (pauses) But then I' 941 III, 2| about the future of your skull, but (chuckling and tapping 942 III | tumbling out of Euclio's House, slamming door behind them.~ 943 III, 6| that lamb in myself to be slaughtered.~Eucl. (dryly) Then you' 944 I, 1| myself,I do! Better that than slaving it for you at this rate, 945 1, 2| of life, and without the slightest reason.~Eucl. Bless my soul! 946 IV, 8| didn't see me, though. I slipped off a bit to one side of 947 III, 5| and squatting cobblers and slipper and sandal merchants and 948 IV, 2| Faith, don't let him! (walks slowly toward house) Now I'll have 949 I, 1| scared I am she'll come some sly dodge on me when I'm not 950 III, 6| piling up at home (peers slyly under cloak) any more than 951 1, 8| Euclio from Forum carrying a small package and a few forlorn 952 III, 6| let 'em spruce up and look smart remember who they are. My 953 1, 4| bankrupt, gone to everlasting smash, the moment a puff of smoke 954 I, 1| m not expecting it, and smell out the place where the 955 1, 4| smash, the moment a puff of smoke from his beggarly fire manages 956 I, 1| to get out of here, you snook-around,you,with your prying and 957 III, 6| ribs) I'll get you properly soaked to-day, on my life I will, 958 III, 5| through and through, these society dames! Oh, if he could only 959 IV, 4| pointing toward temple)~Strob. (solemnly) May I be damned, if I carried 960 | someone 961 III, 4| me-oh, dear, dear!- in all sorts of ways. Sending cooks over 962 IV, 9| they were honest men. (to spectator) You, sir, what do you say? 963 IV, 1| taxes on rawhide, or ever spend his time polishing a ball 964 1 | Prologue~Spoken by Euclio's Household God~ 965 IV, 8| he came: and from there I spotted where the old chap hid the 966 I, 1| you,with your prying and spying.~Enter Staphyla from Euclio' 967 III, 5| the way they cut up and squander. (seeing Euclio) But there' 968 III, 5| up. You bring 'em in and square accounts. " All paid off 969 III, 5| along with shoemakers and squatting cobblers and slipper and 970 1, 2| party would let me have stable quarters: the donkeys would 971 III, 1| sticks of it, all we could stagger under.~ 972 III, 5| your military gentleman standing by and missing his lunch 973 IV, 4| The old chap's mad,stark,staring mad! ( to Euclio,virtuously) 974 IV, 4| em! The old chap's mad,stark,staring mad! ( to Euclio, 975 III, 6| Eucl. (turning away with a start) "What you have now!" I 976 1, 2| saying to yourself?~Eucl. (startled) Just.. how awful it is 977 1, 7| they cook, it's a case of starve in heaven and stuff in hell. 978 IV, 9| dismal day -- it's made a starveling of me, a pauper! I'm the 979 1, 1| for those ladies of high station and hauteur and fat dowries, 980 IV, 9| decide whether to leave or stay, advance or retreat. By 981 III, 2| whole house! If you had stayed by the oven where your business 982 I, 2| Mark my words, if that fire stays alive, I'll extinguish you 983 1, 5| As for you, Eleusium, you step over to our place. ( exeunt 984 IV, 10| that talking here?~Lyc. (stepping forward) I'm the poor wretch, 985 IV, 4| showing his gratitude. (aloud,sternly) I'll go in there, and that 986 1, 6| Pyth. Pythodicus.~Stap. (sticking her head out) What do you 987 III, 1| us out he let us have big sticks of it, all we could stagger 988 III, 5| handful of greedy fellows so stingy and grasping that neither 989 1 | gold and see that it is not stolen.~ 990 1, 8| the case this way to my stomach and heart, my mind supported 991 IV, 6| me. If that raven hadn't stood by me, I'd be a poor,poor 992 1, 4| Anth. Oh yes! And he puts a stopper on his lower windpipe, doesn' 993 1, 1| doubt but that the name in store for that youngster is Postumus? 994 IV, 4| accomplice of yours -- I'll strangle him on the spot. Are you 995 I, 1| over master, what crazy streak he's got, I can't imagine, -- 996 IV, 4| Show me your hands.~Strob. (stretching them out) All right -- there 997 1, 4| when he goes to bed he strings a bag over his jaws.~Anth. 998 IV, 10| yourself that way, we should be stripping ladies of their jewellery 999 III, 2| What are you yelling for, stupid?~Eucl. Because I am going 1000 1, 3| can't be done. This is too sudden.~Eucl. Silence! Off with