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559

Sceparnio

Quíd illuc, opsecro, negotist quod duae mulierculae

hic in fano Veneris signum flentes amplexae tenent,
560

nescio quém metuentes miserae? nocte hac aiunt proxuma

se iactatas, atque eiectas hodie esse aiunt e mari.

Labrax

Opsecro hercle, adulescens, ubi istaec sunt quas memoras mulieres?

Sceparnio

Hic in fano Veneris.

Labrax

Quot sunt?

Sceparnio

Totidem quot ego et tu sumus.

Labrax

Nempe meae?
565

Sceparnio

Nempe néscio istuc.

Labrax

Qua sunt facie?

Sceparnio

Scitula.

vel ego amare utramvis possum, si probe adpotus siem.

Labrax

Nempe puellae?

Sceparnio

Nempe moléstus es. i vise, si lubet.

Labrax

Meas oportet intus esse hic mulieres, mi Charmides.

Charmides

Iuppiter te perdat, et si sunt, et si non sunt tamen.

Labrax

Intro rumpam iam huc in Veneris fanum.—
570

Charmides

In barathrum mavelim.

opsecro, hospes, da mihi aliquid ubi condormiscam loci.

Sceparnio

Istic ubi vis condormisce; nemo prohibet, publicum est.

Charmides

At vides me ornatus ut sim vestimentis uvidis:

recipe me in tectum, da mihi vestimenti aliquid aridi,

dum arescunt mea; ín aliquo tibi gratiam referam loco.
575

Sceparnio

Tegillum eccillud, mihi unum id aret; id si vis, dabo:

eodem amictus, eodem tectus esse soleo, si pluit.

tu istaec mihi dato: exarescent faxo.

Charmides

Eho an te paenitet,

in mari quod elavi, ni híc in terra iterum eluam?

Sceparnio

Eluas tu an exunguare, ciccum non interduim.
580

tibi ego numquam quicquam credam, nisi si accepto pignore.

tu vel suda vel peri algu, vel tu aegrota vel vale.

barbarum hospitem mi in aedis nil moror. sat litiumst.—

Charmides

Iamne abis? venalis illic ductitavit, quisquis est;

non est misericors. sed quid ego hic asto infelix uvidus?
585

quin abeo huc in Veneris fanum, ut edormiscam hanc crapulam,

quam potavi praeter animi quam libuit sententiam?

quasi vinis Graecis Neptunus nobis suffudit mare,

itaque alvom prodi speravit nobis salsis poculis;

quid opust verbis? si invitare nos paulisper pergeret,
590

ibidem obdormissemus: nunc vix vivos amisit domum.

nunc lenonem quid agat intus visam, convivam meum.—

Rudens. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1896.

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Rudens (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 2. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1896.)

Translations (1)

Rudens, or The Fisherman's Rope Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.) — 2.7 focus

559 (Enter SCEPARNIO, from the Temple.)

SCEPARNIO

(to himself, aloud.)

What to-do is this, I’d like to know, that two young women

here in the Temple, in tears, are holding in their embrace the statue of Venus, dreading I know not what in their wretchedness? But they say that this last night they have been tossed about, and to-day cast on shore from the waves.
560

LABRAX

(overhearing.)

Troth now, young man, prithee, where are these young women that you are talking of?

SCEPARNIO

Here (pointing) in the Temple of Venus.

LABRAX

How many are there?

SCEPARNIO

Just as many as you and I make.

LABRAX

Surely, they are mine.
565

SCEPARNIO

Surely, I know nothing about that.

LABRAX

Of what appearance are they?

SCEPARNIO

Good-looking; I could even fall in love with either of them, if I were well liquored.

LABRAX

Surely, they are the damsels.

SCEPARNIO

Surely, you are a nuisance; be off, go in and see, if you like.

LABRAX

These must be my wenches in here, my dear Charmides.

CHARMIDES

Jupiter confound you, both if they are and still if they are not.

LABRAX

I’ll straightway burst into this Temple of Venus here.
570

CHARMIDES

Into the bottomless pit, I would rather. (LABRAX rushes into the Temple, and shuts the door.) Prithee, stranger, show me some spot where I may go to sleep.

SCEPARNIO

Go to sleep there, wherever you please (points to the ground); no one hinders, it’s free to the public.

CHARMIDES

(pointing to his clothes.)

But do you see me, in what wet clothes I’m dressed? Do take me under shelter; lend me some dry clothes,

while my own are drying; on some occasion I’ll return you the favour.
575

SCEPARNIO

See, here’s my outer coat, which alone is dry; that, if you like, I’ll lend you. (Takes it off and holds it out to him.) In that same I’m wont to be clothed, by that same protected, when it rains. Do you give me those clothes of yours; I’ll soon have them dried.

CHARMIDES

How now, are you afraid that, as I’ve been washed bare¹ last night at sea, I mayn’t be made bare again here upon shore?

SCEPARNIO

Wash you bare, or anoint you well, I don’t care one fig². I shall never entrust anything to you unless upon a pledge being taken. Do you either sweat away or perish with cold, be you either sick or well. I’ll put up with no stranger-guest in my house; I’ve had disagreements enough.
580
(Puts on his coat again, and goes into the house of DAEMONES.)

CHARMIDES

What, are you off? (A pause.) He’s a trafficker in slaves for money³; whoever he is,

he has no bowels⁴ of compassion. But why in my wretchedness am I standing here, soaking? Why don’t I rather go away from here into the Temple of Venus, that I may sleep off this debauch which I got with drinking last night against the bent of my inclination? Neptune has been drenching us with salt water as though we were Greek wines⁵, and so he hoped that our stomachs might be vomited up with his salt draughts.
585

What need of words? If he had persisted in inviting us a little longer, we should have gone fast asleep there; as it is, hardly alive has he sent us off home. Now I’ll go see the Procurer, my boon companion, what he’s doing within.
590
(Goes into the Temple.)

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Sceparnio Quíd illuc, opsecro, negotist quod duae mulierculae hic in fano Veneris signum flentes amplexae tenent, 560 nescio quém metuentes miserae? nocte hac aiunt proxuma se iactatas, atque eiectas hodie esse aiunt e mari.

Labrax Opsecro hercle, adulescens, ubi istaec sunt quas memoras mulieres?

Sceparnio Hic in fano Veneris.

Labrax Quot sunt?

Sceparnio Totidem quot ego et tu sumus.

Labrax Nempe meae? 565

Sceparnio Nempe néscio istuc.

Labrax Qua sunt facie?

Sceparnio Scitula. vel ego amare utramvis possum, si probe adpotus siem.

Labrax Nempe puellae?

Sceparnio Nempe moléstus es. i vise, si lubet.

Labrax Meas oportet intus esse hic mulieres, mi Charmides.

Charmides Iuppiter te perdat, et si sunt, et si non sunt tamen.

Labrax Intro rumpam iam huc in Veneris fanum.— 570

Charmides In barathrum mavelim. opsecro, hospes, da mihi aliquid ubi condormiscam loci.

Sceparnio Istic ubi vis condormisce; nemo prohibet, publicum est.

Charmides At vides me ornatus ut sim vestimentis uvidis: recipe me in tectum, da mihi vestimenti aliquid aridi, dum arescunt mea; ín aliquo tibi gratiam referam loco. 575

Sceparnio Tegillum eccillud, mihi unum id aret; id si vis, dabo: eodem amictus, eodem tectus esse soleo, si pluit. tu istaec mihi dato: exarescent faxo.

Charmides Eho an te paenitet, in mari quod elavi, ni híc in terra iterum eluam?

Sceparnio Eluas tu an exunguare, ciccum non interduim. 580 tibi ego numquam quicquam credam, nisi si accepto pignore. tu vel suda vel peri algu, vel tu aegrota vel vale. barbarum hospitem mi in aedis nil moror. sat litiumst.—

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LABRAX (overhearing.) Troth now, young man, prithee, where are these young women that you are talking of?

SCEPARNIO Here (pointing) in the Temple of Venus.

LABRAX How many are there?

SCEPARNIO Just as many as you and I make.

LABRAX Surely, they are mine. 565

SCEPARNIO Surely, I know nothing about that.

LABRAX Of what appearance are they?

SCEPARNIO Good-looking; I could even fall in love with either of them, if I were well liquored.

LABRAX Surely, they are the damsels.

SCEPARNIO Surely, you are a nuisance; be off, go in and see, if you like.

LABRAX These must be my wenches in here, my dear Charmides.

CHARMIDES Jupiter confound you, both if they are and still if they are not.

LABRAX I’ll straightway burst into this Temple of Venus here. 570

CHARMIDES Into the bottomless pit, I would rather. (LABRAX rushes into the Temple, and shuts the door.) Prithee, stranger, show me some spot where I may go to sleep.

SCEPARNIO Go to sleep there, wherever you please (points to the ground); no one hinders, it’s free to the public.

CHARMIDES (pointing to his clothes.) But do you see me, in what wet clothes I’m dressed? Do take me under shelter; lend me some dry clothes, while my own are drying; on some occasion I’ll return you the favour. 575

SCEPARNIO See, here’s my outer coat, which alone is dry; that, if you like, I’ll lend you. (Takes it off and holds it out to him.) In that same I’m wont to be clothed, by that same protected, when it rains. Do you give me those clothes of yours; I’ll soon have them dried.

CHARMIDES How now, are you afraid that, as I’ve been washed bare 1 last night at sea, I mayn’t be made bare again here upon shore?

Stable identifiers

Sceparnio

Quíd illuc, opsecro, negotist quod duae mulierculae

hic in fano Veneris signum flentes amplexae tenent,
560

nescio quém metuentes miserae? nocte hac aiunt proxuma

se iactatas, atque eiectas hodie esse aiunt e mari.

Labrax

Opsecro hercle, adulescens, ubi istaec sunt quas memoras mulieres?

Sceparnio

Hic in fano Veneris.

Labrax

Quot sunt?

Sceparnio

Totidem quot ego et tu sumus.

Labrax

Nempe meae?
565

Sceparnio

Nempe néscio istuc.

Labrax

Qua sunt facie?

Sceparnio

Scitula.

vel ego amare utramvis possum, si probe adpotus siem.

Labrax

Nempe puellae?

Sceparnio

Nempe moléstus es. i vise, si lubet.

Labrax

Meas oportet intus esse hic mulieres, mi Charmides.

Charmides

Iuppiter te perdat, et si sunt, et si non sunt tamen.

Labrax

Intro rumpam iam huc in Veneris fanum.—
570

Charmides

In barathrum mavelim.

opsecro, hospes, da mihi aliquid ubi condormiscam loci.

Sceparnio

Istic ubi vis condormisce; nemo prohibet, publicum est.

Charmides

At vides me ornatus ut sim vestimentis uvidis:

recipe me in tectum, da mihi vestimenti aliquid aridi,

dum arescunt mea; ín aliquo tibi gratiam referam loco.
575

Sceparnio

Tegillum eccillud, mihi unum id aret; id si vis, dabo:

eodem amictus, eodem tectus esse soleo, si pluit.

tu istaec mihi dato: exarescent faxo.

Charmides

Eho an te paenitet,

in mari quod elavi, ni híc in terra iterum eluam?

Sceparnio

Eluas tu an exunguare, ciccum non interduim.
580

tibi ego numquam quicquam credam, nisi si accepto pignore.

tu vel suda vel peri algu, vel tu aegrota vel vale.

barbarum hospitem mi in aedis nil moror. sat litiumst.—

LABRAX

(overhearing.)

Troth now, young man, prithee, where are these young women that you are talking of?

SCEPARNIO

Here (pointing) in the Temple of Venus.

LABRAX

How many are there?

SCEPARNIO

Just as many as you and I make.

LABRAX

Surely, they are mine.
565

SCEPARNIO

Surely, I know nothing about that.

LABRAX

Of what appearance are they?

SCEPARNIO

Good-looking; I could even fall in love with either of them, if I were well liquored.

LABRAX

Surely, they are the damsels.

SCEPARNIO

Surely, you are a nuisance; be off, go in and see, if you like.

LABRAX

These must be my wenches in here, my dear Charmides.

CHARMIDES

Jupiter confound you, both if they are and still if they are not.

LABRAX

I’ll straightway burst into this Temple of Venus here.
570

CHARMIDES

Into the bottomless pit, I would rather. (LABRAX rushes into the Temple, and shuts the door.) Prithee, stranger, show me some spot where I may go to sleep.

SCEPARNIO

Go to sleep there, wherever you please (points to the ground); no one hinders, it’s free to the public.

CHARMIDES

(pointing to his clothes.)

But do you see me, in what wet clothes I’m dressed? Do take me under shelter; lend me some dry clothes,

while my own are drying; on some occasion I’ll return you the favour.
575

SCEPARNIO

See, here’s my outer coat, which alone is dry; that, if you like, I’ll lend you. (Takes it off and holds it out to him.) In that same I’m wont to be clothed, by that same protected, when it rains. Do you give me those clothes of yours; I’ll soon have them dried.

CHARMIDES

How now, are you afraid that, as I’ve been washed bare¹ last night at sea, I mayn’t be made bare again here upon shore?