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1125

Charmides

Neque fuit neque erit neque esse quemquam hominem in terra arbitror,
1125

quoi fides fidelitasque amicum erga aequiperet tuam;

nam exaedificavisset me ex his aedibus, apsque te foret.

Callicles

Si quid amicum erga bene feci aut consului fideliter,

non videor meruisse laudem, culpa caruisse arbitror.

nam beneficium, homini proprium quod datur, † prosumpserit,
1130

quod datum utendumst, id repetundi copiast quando velit.

Charmides

Est ita ut tu dicis. sed ego hoc nequeo mirari satis,

eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam.

Callicles

Lysiteli quidem Philtonis filio.

Lysiteles

Enim me nominat.

Charmides

Familiam optumam occupavit.
1135

Lysiteles

Quid ego cesso hos conloqui?

sed maneam etiam opinor, namque hoc commodum orditur loqui.

Charmides

Vah.

Callicles

Quid est?

Charmides

Oblitus intus dudum tibi sum dicere:

modo mi advenienti nugator quidam occessit obviam,

nimis pergraphicus sycophanta; is mille nummum se aureum

meo datu tibi ferre et gnato Lesbonico aibat meo;
1140

quem ego nec qui esset noram, neque eum ante usquam conspexi prius.

sed quid rides?

Callicles

Meo adlegatu venit, quasi qui aurum mihi

ferret aps te, quod darem tuae gnatae dotem, ut filius

tuos, quando illi a me darem, esse allatum id aps te crederet

neu qui rem ipsam posset intellegere, et thensaurum tuom
1145

me esse penes, atque eum a me lege populi patrium posceret.

Charmides

Scite edepol.

Callicles

Megaronides communis hoc meus et tuos

benevolens commentust.

Charmides

Quin conlaudo consilium et probo.

Lysiteles

Quid ego ineptus, dum sermonem vereor interrumpere,

solus sto nec quod conatus sum agere ago? hominis conloquar.
1150

Charmides

Quis hic est, qui huc ad nos incedit?

Lysiteles

Charmidem socerum suom

Lysiteles salutat.

Charmides

Di dent tibi, Lysiteles, quae velis.

Callicles

Non ego sum salute dignus?

Lysiteles

Immo salve, Callicles;

hunc priorem aequomst me habere: tunica propior palliost.

Callicles

Deos volo consilia vostra vobis recte vortere.
1155

Charmides

Filiam meam tíbi desponsam esse audio.

Lysiteles

Nisi tu nevis.

Charmides

Immo haud nolo.

Lysiteles

Sponden ergo tuam gnatam uxorem mihi?

Charmides

Spondeo, et mille auri Philippum dotis.

Lysiteles

Dotem nil moror.

Charmides

Si illa tibi placet, placenda dos quoque est quam dat tibi.

postremo quod vis non duces, nisi illud quod non vis feres.
1160

Callicles

Ius hic orat.

Lysiteles

Impetrabit te advocato atque arbitro.

istac lege filiam tuam spónden mi uxorem dari?

Charmides

Spondeo.

Callicles

Et ego spondeo ídem hoc.

Lysiteles

Oh salvete, adfines mei.

Charmides

Atque edepol sunt res, quas propter tibi tamen suscensui.

Lysiteles

Quid ego feci?
1165

Charmides

Meum corrumpi quia perpessu's perpessus es filium.

Lysiteles

Si id mea voluntate factumst, est quod mihi suscenseas.

sed sine me hoc aps te impetrare quod volo.

Charmides

Quid id est?

Lysiteles

Scies.

si quid stulte fecit, ut ea missa facias omnia.

quid quassas caput?

Charmides

Cruciatur cor mi, et metuo.

Lysiteles

Quidnam id est?

Charmides

Quom ille itast ut esse nolo, id crucior; metuo, si tibi
1170

denegem quod me oras, ne te leviorem erga me putes.

non gravabor. faciam ita ut vis.

Lysiteles

Probus es. eo, ut illum evocem.

Charmides

Miserumst, male promerita, ut merita sunt, si ulcisci non licet.

Lysiteles

Aperite hoc, aperite propere et Lesbonicum, si domist,

foras evocate: ita subitost propere quod eum conventum volo.
1175

Lesbonicvs

Quis homo tam tumultuoso sonitu me excivit subito foras?

Lysiteles

Benevolens tuos atque amicus.

Lesbonicvs

Satine salve? dic mihi.

Lysiteles

Recte. tuom patrem rediisse salvom peregre gaudeo.

Lesbonicvs

Quis id ait?

Lysiteles

Ego.

Lesbonicvs

Tun vidisti?

Lysiteles

Et tute item videas licet.

Lesbonicvs

O pater, pater mi, salve.
1180

Charmides

Salve multum, gnate mi.

Lesbonicvs

Si quid tibi, pater, laboris—

Charmides

Nihil evenit, ne time:

bene re gesta salvos redeo—si tu modo frugi esse vis.

haec tibi pactast Callicli huius filia.

Lesbonicvs

Ego ducam, pater,

et eam et si quam aliam iubebis.

Charmides

Quamquam tibi suscensui,

miseria una uni quidem hominist adfatim.
1185

Callicles

Immo huic parumst,

nam si pro peccatis centum ducat uxores, parumst.

Lesbonicvs

At iam posthac temperabo.

Charmides

Dicis, si facies modo.

Lysiteles

Numquid causaest quin uxorem cras domum ducam?

Charmides

optimumst. Licet.

tu in perendinum paratus sis ut ducas.

Omnes

Plaudite.

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

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

Translations (1)

Trinummus: The Three Pieces of Money Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 5.2 focus

1125 (Enter CHARMIDES and CALLICLES.)

CHARMIDES

There never was, nor will there be, nor yet do I think that there is a person upon the earth, whose fidelity and constancy towards his friend equals yours. For without you, it would have been that he would have ousted me out of this house.
1125

CALLICLES

If I have in any way acted well towards my friend, or have faithfully consulted his advantage, I seem not to be deserving of praise, but I think I am free from fault.

For a benefit which is conferred on a man for his own, at once is lost to the giver; what is given only as a loan, the same there is a right to ask back, whenever you please.
1130

CHARMIDES

’Tis so as you say. But I cannot sufficiently-wonder at this, that he has betrothed his sister into a family so influential.

CALLICLES

Aye; to Lysiteles, the son of Philto.

LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why, he is mentioning my name.

CHARMIDES

He has got into a most worthy family.
1135

LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why do I hesitate to address these persons? But still, I think, I may wait awhile; for something is going to be said to the purpose about this matter.

CHARMIDES

O—

CALLICLES

What’s the matter?

CHARMIDES

I forgot just now to tell you of it in-doors. As I was coming hither, a while ago, a certain swindling fellow met me—a very finished sharper. He told me that he was carrying a thousand gold pieces,

of my giving, to you and my son Lesbonicus; a fellow, that I know not who he was, nor have I ever seen him anywhere before. But why do you laugh?
1140

CALLICLES

He came by my directions, as though he was one bringing the gold from you to me, to give as a portion to your daughter; that your son, when I should give it to her from my own hands, might suppose that it had been brought from you,

and that he might not anyhow be enabled to discover the fact itself—that your treasure was in my possession, and demand it of me¹, as having belonged to his father, by the public laws.
1145

CHARMIDES

Cleverly contrived, i’ troth.

CALLICLES

Megaronides, a common well-wisher of yours and mine, planned this.

CHARMIDES

Well, I applaud his device, and approve of it.

LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why, in my foolishness, while I fear to interrupt their discourse,

am I standing here alone, and am not forwarding the business that I was intending to transact? I will accost these persons.
1150
(He advances.)

CHARMIDES

Who is this person that is coming this way towards us?

LYSITELES

(going up to CHARMIDES.)

Lysiteles salutes his father-in-law Charmides.

CHARMIDES

May the Gods grant you, Lysiteles, whatever you may desire.

CALLICLES

Am I not worthy of a salutation?

LYSITELES

Yes; health to you, Callicles. It is right that I should give him the preference: the tunic is nearer² the skin than the cloak.

CALLICLES

I trust that the Gods may direct your plans aright.
1155

CHARMIDES

I hear that my daughter has been betrothed to you?

LYSITELES

Unless you are unwilling.

CHARMIDES

Nay, I am not unwilling.

LYSITELES

Do you, then, promise your daughter for my wife?

CHARMIDES

I promise a thousand gold Philippean pieces, as well, for a portion.

LYSITELES

I care nothing about a portion.

CHARMIDES

If she pleases you, the portion which she presents to you must be pleased as well.

In fine, the object which you desire you shall not have, unless you shall take that which you do not desire.
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CALLICLES

(to LYSITELES.)

He asks but justice.

LYSITELES

He shall obtain it, you the advocate and the judge. On these conditions, do you engage that your daughter shall be given to me as my wife?

CHARMIDES

I do promise her.

CALLICLES

And I promise her likewise.

LYSITELES

O save you, my connexions by marriage.

(He embraces them.)

CHARMIDES

But, in good sooth, there are some matters on account of which I still am angry with you.

LYSITELES

What have I done?
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CHARMIDES

Because you have allowed my son to become dissolute.

LYSITELES

Had that been done by my consent, there would have been cause for you to blame me. But allow me to obtain of you this one thing which I entreat?

CHARMIDES

What is it?

LYSITELES

You shall know. If he has done anything imprudently, that you will dismiss it all from your mind. Why do you shake your head?

CHARMIDES

My heart is tortured, and I fear—

LYSITELES

What is it now?

CHARMIDES

Because he is such as I would that he was not,—by that am I tortured. I fear that if I refuse you what you ask of me, you may suppose that I am indifferent towards you. I won’t make difficulties, however; I will do as you wish.
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LYSITELES

You are a worthy man. I am going to call him out. (He goes to the door of the house of CHARMIDES).

CHARMIDES

’Tis a shocking thing if one is not allowed to punish bad deserts just as they merit.

LYSITELES

(knocking at the door.)

Open the door, open quickly, and call Lesbonicus out of doors, if he is at home.

The occasion is very sudden, therefore I wish him to come to me with all haste.
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LESBONICUS
(Enter LESBONICUS from the house.)

What person has been calling me out of doors with so loud a knocking?

LYSITELES

’Tis your well.wisher and friend

LESBONICUS

Is all quite right?—tell me.

LYSITELES

All’s well. I am glad to say that your father has returned from abroad.

LESBONICUS

Who says so?

LYSITELES

I.

LESBONICUS

Have you seen him?

LYSITELES

Aye, and you yourself may see him too.

(He points to CHARMIDES.)

LESBONICUS

O my father, my father, blessings on you.
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CHARMIDES

Many blessings on you, my son.

LESBONICUS

If, father, any trouble³—

CHARMIDES

Have no fear, nothing has happened. My affairs prosperously managed, I have returned safe. If you are only wishful to be steady, that daughter of Callicles has been promised you.

LESBONICUS

I will marry both her, father, and any one else besides that you shall bid me.

CHARMIDES

Although I have been angry with you,

one misery⁴, in fact, is more than enough for one man.
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CALLICLES

Nay, rather, ’twere too little for him; for if he were to marry a hundred wives for his sins, it were too little.

LESBONICUS

But henceforth, in future, I will be steady.

CHARMIDES

So you say; if you will only do it.

LESBONICUS

Is there any reason why I should not bring my wife home to-morrow?

CHARMIDES

’Tis very good. And you, Lysiteles, be ready to be married the day after to-morrow.

A COMEDIAN

Give your applause⁵.

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Charmides Neque fuit neque erit neque esse quemquam hominem in terra arbitror, 1125 quoi fides fidelitasque amicum erga aequiperet tuam; nam exaedificavisset me ex his aedibus, apsque te foret.

Callicles Si quid amicum erga bene feci aut consului fideliter, non videor meruisse laudem, culpa caruisse arbitror. nam beneficium, homini proprium quod datur, † prosumpserit, 1130 quod datum utendumst, id repetundi copiast quando velit.

Charmides Est ita ut tu dicis. sed ego hoc nequeo mirari satis, eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam.

Callicles Lysiteli quidem Philtonis filio.

Lysiteles Enim me nominat.

Charmides Familiam optumam occupavit. 1135

Lysiteles Quid ego cesso hos conloqui? sed maneam etiam opinor, namque hoc commodum orditur loqui.

Charmides Vah.

Callicles Quid est?

Charmides Oblitus intus dudum tibi sum dicere: modo mi advenienti nugator quidam occessit obviam, nimis pergraphicus sycophanta; is mille nummum se aureum meo datu tibi ferre et gnato Lesbonico aibat meo; 1140 quem ego nec qui esset noram, neque eum ante usquam conspexi prius. sed quid rides?

Callicles Meo adlegatu venit, quasi qui aurum mihi ferret aps te, quod darem tuae gnatae dotem, ut filius tuos, quando illi a me darem, esse allatum id aps te crederet neu qui rem ipsam posset intellegere, et thensaurum tuom 1145 me esse penes, atque eum a me lege populi patrium posceret.

Charmides Scite edepol.

Callicles Megaronides communis hoc meus et tuos benevolens commentust.

Charmides Quin conlaudo consilium et probo.

Lysiteles Quid ego ineptus, dum sermonem vereor interrumpere, solus sto nec quod conatus sum agere ago? hominis conloquar. 1150

Charmides Quis hic est, qui huc ad nos incedit?

Lysiteles Charmidem socerum suom Lysiteles salutat.

Charmides Di dent tibi, Lysiteles, quae velis.

Callicles Non ego sum salute dignus?

Lysiteles Immo salve, Callicles; hunc priorem aequomst me habere: tunica propior palliost.

Callicles Deos volo consilia vostra vobis recte vortere. 1155

Charmides Filiam meam tíbi desponsam esse audio.

Lysiteles Nisi tu nevis.

Charmides Immo haud nolo.

Lysiteles Sponden ergo tuam gnatam uxorem mihi?

Charmides Spondeo, et mille auri Philippum dotis.

Lysiteles Dotem nil moror.

Charmides Si illa tibi placet, placenda dos quoque est quam dat tibi. postremo quod vis non duces, nisi illud quod non vis feres. 1160

Callicles Ius hic orat.

Lysiteles Impetrabit te advocato atque arbitro. istac lege filiam tuam spónden mi uxorem dari?

Charmides Spondeo.

Callicles Et ego spondeo ídem hoc.

Lysiteles Oh salvete, adfines mei.

Charmides Atque edepol sunt res, quas propter tibi tamen suscensui.

Lysiteles Quid ego feci? 1165

Charmides Meum corrumpi quia perpessu's perpessus es filium.

Lysiteles Si id mea voluntate factumst, est quod mihi suscenseas. sed sine me hoc aps te impetrare quod volo.

Charmides Quid id est?

Lysiteles Scies. si quid stulte fecit, ut ea missa facias omnia. quid quassas caput?

Charmides Cruciatur cor mi, et metuo.

Lysiteles Quidnam id est?

Charmides Quom ille itast ut esse nolo, id crucior; metuo, si tibi 1170 denegem quod me oras, ne te leviorem erga me putes. non gravabor. faciam ita ut vis.

Lysiteles Probus es. eo, ut illum evocem.

Charmides Miserumst, male promerita, ut merita sunt, si ulcisci non licet.

Lysiteles Aperite hoc, aperite propere et Lesbonicum, si domist, foras evocate: ita subitost propere quod eum conventum volo. 1175

Lesbonicvs Quis homo tam tumultuoso sonitu me excivit subito foras?

Lysiteles Benevolens tuos atque amicus.

Lesbonicvs Satine salve? dic mihi.

Lysiteles Recte. tuom patrem rediisse salvom peregre gaudeo.

Lesbonicvs Quis id ait?

Lysiteles Ego.

Lesbonicvs Tun vidisti?

Lysiteles Et tute item videas licet.

Lesbonicvs O pater, pater mi, salve. 1180

Charmides Salve multum, gnate mi.

Lesbonicvs Si quid tibi, pater, laboris—

Charmides Nihil evenit, ne time: bene re gesta salvos redeo—si tu modo frugi esse vis. haec tibi pactast Callicli huius filia.

Lesbonicvs Ego ducam, pater, et eam et si quam aliam iubebis.

Charmides Quamquam tibi suscensui, miseria una uni quidem hominist adfatim. 1185

Callicles Immo huic parumst, nam si pro peccatis centum ducat uxores, parumst.

Lesbonicvs At iam posthac temperabo.

Charmides Dicis, si facies modo.

Lysiteles Numquid causaest quin uxorem cras domum ducam?

Charmides optimumst. Licet. tu in perendinum paratus sis ut ducas.

Omnes Plaudite.

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CHARMIDES There never was, nor will there be, nor yet do I think that there is a person upon the earth, whose fidelity and constancy towards his friend equals yours. For without you, it would have been that he would have ousted me out of this house. 1125

CHARMIDES ’Tis so as you say. But I cannot sufficiently-wonder at this, that he has betrothed his sister into a family so influential.

CALLICLES Aye; to Lysiteles, the son of Philto.

LYSITELES (behind.) Why, he is mentioning my name.

CHARMIDES He has got into a most worthy family. 1135

LYSITELES (behind.) Why do I hesitate to address these persons? But still, I think, I may wait awhile; for something is going to be said to the purpose about this matter.

CHARMIDES O—

CALLICLES What’s the matter?

CHARMIDES Cleverly contrived, i’ troth.

CALLICLES Megaronides, a common well-wisher of yours and mine, planned this.

CHARMIDES Well, I applaud his device, and approve of it.

LYSITELES (behind.) Why, in my foolishness, while I fear to interrupt their discourse, am I standing here alone, and am not forwarding the business that I was intending to transact? I will accost these persons. 1150 (He advances.)

Charmides

Neque fuit neque erit neque esse quemquam hominem in terra arbitror,
1125

quoi fides fidelitasque amicum erga aequiperet tuam;

nam exaedificavisset me ex his aedibus, apsque te foret.

Callicles

Si quid amicum erga bene feci aut consului fideliter,

non videor meruisse laudem, culpa caruisse arbitror.

nam beneficium, homini proprium quod datur, † prosumpserit,
1130

quod datum utendumst, id repetundi copiast quando velit.

Charmides

Est ita ut tu dicis. sed ego hoc nequeo mirari satis,

eum sororem despondisse suam in tam fortem familiam.

Callicles

Lysiteli quidem Philtonis filio.

Lysiteles

Enim me nominat.

Charmides

Familiam optumam occupavit.
1135

Lysiteles

Quid ego cesso hos conloqui?

sed maneam etiam opinor, namque hoc commodum orditur loqui.

Charmides

Vah.

Callicles

Quid est?

Charmides

Oblitus intus dudum tibi sum dicere:

modo mi advenienti nugator quidam occessit obviam,

nimis pergraphicus sycophanta; is mille nummum se aureum

meo datu tibi ferre et gnato Lesbonico aibat meo;
1140

quem ego nec qui esset noram, neque eum ante usquam conspexi prius.

sed quid rides?

Callicles

Meo adlegatu venit, quasi qui aurum mihi

ferret aps te, quod darem tuae gnatae dotem, ut filius

tuos, quando illi a me darem, esse allatum id aps te crederet

neu qui rem ipsam posset intellegere, et thensaurum tuom
1145

me esse penes, atque eum a me lege populi patrium posceret.

Charmides

Scite edepol.

Callicles

Megaronides communis hoc meus et tuos

benevolens commentust.

Charmides

Quin conlaudo consilium et probo.

Lysiteles

Quid ego ineptus, dum sermonem vereor interrumpere,

solus sto nec quod conatus sum agere ago? hominis conloquar.
1150

Charmides

Quis hic est, qui huc ad nos incedit?

Lysiteles

Charmidem socerum suom

Lysiteles salutat.

Charmides

Di dent tibi, Lysiteles, quae velis.

Callicles

Non ego sum salute dignus?

Lysiteles

Immo salve, Callicles;

hunc priorem aequomst me habere: tunica propior palliost.

Callicles

Deos volo consilia vostra vobis recte vortere.
1155

Charmides

Filiam meam tíbi desponsam esse audio.

Lysiteles

Nisi tu nevis.

Charmides

Immo haud nolo.

Lysiteles

Sponden ergo tuam gnatam uxorem mihi?

Charmides

Spondeo, et mille auri Philippum dotis.

Lysiteles

Dotem nil moror.

Charmides

Si illa tibi placet, placenda dos quoque est quam dat tibi.

postremo quod vis non duces, nisi illud quod non vis feres.
1160

Callicles

Ius hic orat.

Lysiteles

Impetrabit te advocato atque arbitro.

istac lege filiam tuam spónden mi uxorem dari?

Charmides

Spondeo.

Callicles

Et ego spondeo ídem hoc.

Lysiteles

Oh salvete, adfines mei.

Charmides

Atque edepol sunt res, quas propter tibi tamen suscensui.

Lysiteles

Quid ego feci?
1165

Charmides

Meum corrumpi quia perpessu's perpessus es filium.

Lysiteles

Si id mea voluntate factumst, est quod mihi suscenseas.

sed sine me hoc aps te impetrare quod volo.

Charmides

Quid id est?

Lysiteles

Scies.

si quid stulte fecit, ut ea missa facias omnia.

quid quassas caput?

Charmides

Cruciatur cor mi, et metuo.

Lysiteles

Quidnam id est?

Charmides

Quom ille itast ut esse nolo, id crucior; metuo, si tibi
1170

denegem quod me oras, ne te leviorem erga me putes.

non gravabor. faciam ita ut vis.

Lysiteles

Probus es. eo, ut illum evocem.

Charmides

Miserumst, male promerita, ut merita sunt, si ulcisci non licet.

Lysiteles

Aperite hoc, aperite propere et Lesbonicum, si domist,

foras evocate: ita subitost propere quod eum conventum volo.
1175

Lesbonicvs

Quis homo tam tumultuoso sonitu me excivit subito foras?

Lysiteles

Benevolens tuos atque amicus.

Lesbonicvs

Satine salve? dic mihi.

Lysiteles

Recte. tuom patrem rediisse salvom peregre gaudeo.

Lesbonicvs

Quis id ait?

Lysiteles

Ego.

Lesbonicvs

Tun vidisti?

Lysiteles

Et tute item videas licet.

Lesbonicvs

O pater, pater mi, salve.
1180

Charmides

Salve multum, gnate mi.

Lesbonicvs

Si quid tibi, pater, laboris—

Charmides

Nihil evenit, ne time:

bene re gesta salvos redeo—si tu modo frugi esse vis.

haec tibi pactast Callicli huius filia.

Lesbonicvs

Ego ducam, pater,

et eam et si quam aliam iubebis.

Charmides

Quamquam tibi suscensui,

miseria una uni quidem hominist adfatim.
1185

Callicles

Immo huic parumst,

nam si pro peccatis centum ducat uxores, parumst.

Lesbonicvs

At iam posthac temperabo.

Charmides

Dicis, si facies modo.

Lysiteles

Numquid causaest quin uxorem cras domum ducam?

Charmides

optimumst. Licet.

tu in perendinum paratus sis ut ducas.

Omnes

Plaudite.

CHARMIDES

There never was, nor will there be, nor yet do I think that there is a person upon the earth, whose fidelity and constancy towards his friend equals yours. For without you, it would have been that he would have ousted me out of this house.
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CHARMIDES

’Tis so as you say. But I cannot sufficiently-wonder at this, that he has betrothed his sister into a family so influential.

CALLICLES

Aye; to Lysiteles, the son of Philto.

LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why, he is mentioning my name.

CHARMIDES

He has got into a most worthy family.
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LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why do I hesitate to address these persons? But still, I think, I may wait awhile; for something is going to be said to the purpose about this matter.

CHARMIDES

O—

CALLICLES

What’s the matter?

CHARMIDES

Cleverly contrived, i’ troth.

CALLICLES

Megaronides, a common well-wisher of yours and mine, planned this.

CHARMIDES

Well, I applaud his device, and approve of it.

LYSITELES

(behind.)

Why, in my foolishness, while I fear to interrupt their discourse,

am I standing here alone, and am not forwarding the business that I was intending to transact? I will accost these persons.
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(He advances.)

CHARMIDES

Who is this person that is coming this way towards us?

LYSITELES

(going up to CHARMIDES.)

Lysiteles salutes his father-in-law Charmides.

CHARMIDES

May the Gods grant you, Lysiteles, whatever you may desire.