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684 (MYSIS. PAMPHILUS. CHARINUS. DAVUS.)

MYSIS

Iam ubi ubi erit inventum tibi curabo et mecum adductum

Tuum Pamphilum: tu modo anime mi noli te macerare.
685

PAMPHILUS

Mysis.

MYSIS

Quid est? Ehem Pamphile, opportune te mihi offers.

PAMPHILUS

Quid est?

MYSIS

Orare iussit si se ames hera iam ut ad sese venias:

Videre ait te cupere.

PAMPHILUS

Vah, perii: hoc malum integrascit.

Sicine me atque illam opera tua nunc miseros sollicitarier?

Nam idcirco arcessor, nuptias quod mihi apparari sensit.
690

CHARINUS

Quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci si hic quiesset.

DAVUS

Age si hic non insanit satis sua sponte instiga.

MYSIS

Atque edepol

Ea res est: proptereaque nunc misera in maerore est.

PAMPHILUS

Mysis,

Per omnes tibi adiuro deos numquam eam me deserturum;

Non si capiundos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnes homines.
695

Hanc mihi expetivi, contigit: conveniunt mores: valeant

Qui inter nos discidium volunt: hanc nisi mors mihi adimet nemo.

MYSIS

Resipisco.

PAMPHILUS

Non Apollinis magis verum atque hoc responsum est.

Si poterit fieri ut ne pater per me stetisse credat

Quo minus hae fierent nuptiae, volo. Sed si id non poterit,
700

Id faciam in proclivi quod est per me stetisse ut credat.

Quis videor?

CHARINUS

Miser aeque atque ego.

DAVUS

Consilium quaero.

CHARINUS

Fortis!

PAMPHILUS

Scio quid conere?

DAVUS

Hoc ego tibi profecto effectum reddam.

PAMPHILUS

Iam hoc opus est.

DAVUS

Quin iam habeo.

CHARINUS

Quid est?

DAVUS

Huic, non tibi habeo, ne erres.

CHARINUS

Sat habeo.
705

PAMPHILUS

Quid facies? cedo.

DAVUS

Dies mihi hic ut satis sit vereor

Ad agendum: ne vacuum esse me nunc ad narrandum credas.

Proinde hinc vos amolimini: nam mihi impedimento estis.

PAMPHILUS

Ego hanc visam.

DAVUS

Quid tu? quo hinc te agis?

CHARINUS

Verum vis dicam?

DAVUS

Immo etiam

Narrationis incipit mihi initium.

CHARINUS

Quid me fiet?

DAVUS

Eho tu impudens non satis habes quod tibi dieculam addo
710

Quantum huic promoveo nuptias?

CHARINUS

Dave attamen.

DAVUS

Quid ergo?

CHARINUS

Ut ducam.

DAVUS

Ridiculum.

CHARINUS

Huc face ad me ut venias si quid poteris.

DAVUS

Quid veniam? nihil habeo.

CHARINUS

At tamen siquid.

DAVUS

Age veniam.

CHARINUS

Si quid

Domi ero.

DAVUS

Tu Mysis dum exeo parumper opperire hic.

MYSIS

Quapropter?
715

DAVUS

Ita facto est opus.

MYSIS

Matura.

DAVUS

Iam inquam hic adero.

Andria. Publius Terentius Afer (Terence). ed. Edward St. John Parry. London. 1857.

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Andria; or, The Fair Andrian Perseus (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.) — 4.2 focus

684 (Enter MYSIS from the house of GLYCERIUM.)

MYSIS

(calling at the door to GLYCERIUM within.)

Now, wherever he is, I’ll take care that your own Pamphilus shall be found for you, and brought to you by me; do you only, my life, cease to vex yourself.

PAMPHILUS

Mysis.

MYSIS

(turning round.)

Who is it? Why, Pamphilus, you do present yourself opportunely to me.

My mistress charged me to beg of you, if you love her, to come to her directly; she says she wishes to see you.

PAMPHILUS

(aside.)

Alas! I am undone; this dilemma grows apace! (To DAVUS.) For me and her, unfortunate persons, now to be tortured this way through your means;

for I am sent for, because she has discovered that my marriage is in preparation.
690

CHARINUS

From which, indeed, how easily a respite could have been obtained, if he (pointing to DAVUS.) had kept himself quiet.

DAVUS

(ironically to CHARINUS.)

Do proceed; if he isn’t sufficiently angry of his own accord, do you irritate him.

MYSIS

(to PAMPHILUS.)

Aye faith, that is the case; and for that reason, poor thing, she is now in distress.

PAMPHILUS

Mysis, I swear by all the Gods that I will never forsake her;

not if I were to know that all men would be my enemies in consequence. Her have I chosen for mine; she has fallen to my lot; our feelings are congenial; farewell they, who wish for a separation between us; nothing but Death separates her from me.
695

MYSIS

I begin to revive.

PAMPHILUS

Not the responses of Apollo are more true than this. If it can possibly be contrived that my father may not believe

that this marriage has been broken off through me, I could wish it. But if that can not be, I will do that which is easily effected, for him to believe that through me it has been caused. What do you think of me?
700

CHARINUS

That you are as unhappy as myself.

DAVUS

(placing his finger on his forehead.)

I’m contriving an expedient.

CHARINUS

You are a clever hand;

if you do set about any thing.

DAVUS

Assuredly, I’ll manage this for you.

PAMPHILUS

There’s need of it now.

DAVUS

But I’ve got it now.

CHARINUS

What is it?

DAVUS

For him (pointing to PAMPHILUS) I’ve got it, not for you, don’t mistake.

CHARINUS

I’m quite satisfied.
705

PAMPHILUS

What will you do? Tell me.

DAVUS

I’m afraid that this day won’t be long enough for me to execute it, so don’t suppose that I’ve now got leisure for relating it; do you betake yourself off at once, for you are a hinderance to me.

PAMPHILUS

I’ll go and see her.

(Goes into the house of GLYCERIUM.)

DAVUS

(to CHARINUS.)

What are you going to do? Whither are you going from here?

CHARINUS

Do you wish me to tell you the truth?

DAVUS

No, not at all; (aside.) he’s making the beginning of a long story for me.

CHARINUS

What will become of me?

DAVUS

Come now, you unreasonable person, are you not satisfied that I give you a little respite, by putting off his marriage?
710

CHARINUS

But yet, Davus—

DAVUS

What then?

CHARINUS

That I may marry her—

DAVUS

Absurd.

CHARINUS

Be sure to come hither (pointing in the direction of his house.) to my house, if you can effect any thing.

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MYSIS Iam ubi ubi erit inventum tibi curabo et mecum adductum Tuum Pamphilum: tu modo anime mi noli te macerare. 685

PAMPHILUS Mysis.

MYSIS Quid est? Ehem Pamphile, opportune te mihi offers.

PAMPHILUS Quid est?

MYSIS Orare iussit si se ames hera iam ut ad sese venias: Videre ait te cupere.

PAMPHILUS Vah, perii: hoc malum integrascit. Sicine me atque illam opera tua nunc miseros sollicitarier? Nam idcirco arcessor, nuptias quod mihi apparari sensit. 690

CHARINUS Quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci si hic quiesset.

DAVUS Age si hic non insanit satis sua sponte instiga.

MYSIS Atque edepol Ea res est: proptereaque nunc misera in maerore est.

PAMPHILUS Mysis, Per omnes tibi adiuro deos numquam eam me deserturum; Non si capiundos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnes homines. 695 Hanc mihi expetivi, contigit: conveniunt mores: valeant Qui inter nos discidium volunt: hanc nisi mors mihi adimet nemo.

MYSIS Resipisco.

PAMPHILUS Non Apollinis magis verum atque hoc responsum est. Si poterit fieri ut ne pater per me stetisse credat Quo minus hae fierent nuptiae, volo. Sed si id non poterit, 700 Id faciam in proclivi quod est per me stetisse ut credat. Quis videor?

CHARINUS Miser aeque atque ego.

DAVUS Consilium quaero.

CHARINUS Fortis!

PAMPHILUS Scio quid conere?

DAVUS Hoc ego tibi profecto effectum reddam.

PAMPHILUS Iam hoc opus est.

DAVUS Quin iam habeo.

CHARINUS Quid est?

DAVUS Huic, non tibi habeo, ne erres.

CHARINUS Sat habeo. 705

PAMPHILUS Quid facies? cedo.

DAVUS Dies mihi hic ut satis sit vereor Ad agendum: ne vacuum esse me nunc ad narrandum credas. Proinde hinc vos amolimini: nam mihi impedimento estis.

PAMPHILUS Ego hanc visam.

DAVUS Quid tu? quo hinc te agis?

CHARINUS Verum vis dicam?

DAVUS Immo etiam Narrationis incipit mihi initium.

CHARINUS Quid me fiet?

DAVUS Eho tu impudens non satis habes quod tibi dieculam addo 710 Quantum huic promoveo nuptias?

CHARINUS Dave attamen.

DAVUS Quid ergo?

CHARINUS Ut ducam.

DAVUS Ridiculum.

CHARINUS Huc face ad me ut venias si quid poteris.

DAVUS Quid veniam? nihil habeo.

CHARINUS At tamen siquid.

DAVUS Age veniam.

CHARINUS Si quid Domi ero.

DAVUS Tu Mysis dum exeo parumper opperire hic.

MYSIS Quapropter? 715

DAVUS Ita facto est opus.

MYSIS Matura.

DAVUS Iam inquam hic adero.

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MYSIS (calling at the door to GLYCERIUM within.) Now, wherever he is, I’ll take care that your own Pamphilus shall be found for you, and brought to you by me; do you only, my life, cease to vex yourself.

PAMPHILUS Mysis.

MYSIS (turning round.) Who is it? Why, Pamphilus, you do present yourself opportunely to me. My mistress charged me to beg of you, if you love her, to come to her directly; she says she wishes to see you.

PAMPHILUS (aside.) Alas! I am undone; this dilemma grows apace! (To DAVUS.) For me and her, unfortunate persons, now to be tortured this way through your means; for I am sent for, because she has discovered that my marriage is in preparation. 690

CHARINUS From which, indeed, how easily a respite could have been obtained, if he (pointing to DAVUS.) had kept himself quiet.

DAVUS (ironically to CHARINUS.) Do proceed; if he isn’t sufficiently angry of his own accord, do you irritate him.

MYSIS (to PAMPHILUS.) Aye faith, that is the case; and for that reason, poor thing, she is now in distress.

MYSIS I begin to revive.

CHARINUS That you are as unhappy as myself.

DAVUS (placing his finger on his forehead.) I’m contriving an expedient.

CHARINUS You are a clever hand; if you do set about any thing.

DAVUS Assuredly, I’ll manage this for you.

PAMPHILUS There’s need of it now.

DAVUS But I’ve got it now.

CHARINUS What is it?

DAVUS For him (pointing to PAMPHILUS) I’ve got it, not for you, don’t mistake.

CHARINUS I’m quite satisfied. 705

PAMPHILUS What will you do? Tell me.

DAVUS I’m afraid that this day won’t be long enough for me to execute it, so don’t suppose that I’ve now got leisure for relating it; do you betake yourself off at once, for you are a hinderance to me.

PAMPHILUS I’ll go and see her.

DAVUS (to CHARINUS.) What are you going to do? Whither are you going from here?

CHARINUS Do you wish me to tell you the truth?

DAVUS No, not at all; (aside.) he’s making the beginning of a long story for me.

CHARINUS What will become of me?

DAVUS Come now, you unreasonable person, are you not satisfied that I give you a little respite, by putting off his marriage? 710

CHARINUS But yet, Davus—

DAVUS What then?

CHARINUS That I may marry her—

DAVUS Absurd.

CHARINUS Be sure to come hither (pointing in the direction of his house.) to my house, if you can effect any thing.

DAVUS Why should I come? I can do nothing for you.

CHARINUS But still, if any thing—

DAVUS Well, well, I’ll come.

MYSIS

Iam ubi ubi erit inventum tibi curabo et mecum adductum

Tuum Pamphilum: tu modo anime mi noli te macerare.
685

PAMPHILUS

Mysis.

MYSIS

Quid est? Ehem Pamphile, opportune te mihi offers.

PAMPHILUS

Quid est?

MYSIS

Orare iussit si se ames hera iam ut ad sese venias:

Videre ait te cupere.

PAMPHILUS

Vah, perii: hoc malum integrascit.

Sicine me atque illam opera tua nunc miseros sollicitarier?

Nam idcirco arcessor, nuptias quod mihi apparari sensit.
690

CHARINUS

Quibus quidem quam facile potuerat quiesci si hic quiesset.

DAVUS

Age si hic non insanit satis sua sponte instiga.

MYSIS

Atque edepol

Ea res est: proptereaque nunc misera in maerore est.

PAMPHILUS

Mysis,

Per omnes tibi adiuro deos numquam eam me deserturum;

Non si capiundos mihi sciam esse inimicos omnes homines.
695

Hanc mihi expetivi, contigit: conveniunt mores: valeant

Qui inter nos discidium volunt: hanc nisi mors mihi adimet nemo.

MYSIS

Resipisco.

PAMPHILUS

Non Apollinis magis verum atque hoc responsum est.

Si poterit fieri ut ne pater per me stetisse credat

Quo minus hae fierent nuptiae, volo. Sed si id non poterit,
700

Id faciam in proclivi quod est per me stetisse ut credat.

Quis videor?

CHARINUS

Miser aeque atque ego.

DAVUS

Consilium quaero.

CHARINUS

Fortis!

PAMPHILUS

Scio quid conere?

DAVUS

Hoc ego tibi profecto effectum reddam.

PAMPHILUS

Iam hoc opus est.

DAVUS

Quin iam habeo.

CHARINUS

Quid est?

DAVUS

Huic, non tibi habeo, ne erres.

CHARINUS

Sat habeo.
705

PAMPHILUS

Quid facies? cedo.

DAVUS

Dies mihi hic ut satis sit vereor

Ad agendum: ne vacuum esse me nunc ad narrandum credas.

Proinde hinc vos amolimini: nam mihi impedimento estis.

PAMPHILUS

Ego hanc visam.

DAVUS

Quid tu? quo hinc te agis?

CHARINUS

Verum vis dicam?

DAVUS

Immo etiam

Narrationis incipit mihi initium.

CHARINUS

Quid me fiet?

DAVUS

Eho tu impudens non satis habes quod tibi dieculam addo
710

Quantum huic promoveo nuptias?

CHARINUS

Dave attamen.

DAVUS

Quid ergo?

CHARINUS

Ut ducam.

DAVUS

Ridiculum.

CHARINUS

Huc face ad me ut venias si quid poteris.

DAVUS

Quid veniam? nihil habeo.

CHARINUS

At tamen siquid.

DAVUS

Age veniam.

CHARINUS

Si quid

Domi ero.

DAVUS

Tu Mysis dum exeo parumper opperire hic.

MYSIS

Quapropter?
715

DAVUS

Ita facto est opus.

MYSIS

Matura.

DAVUS

Iam inquam hic adero.

MYSIS

(calling at the door to GLYCERIUM within.)

Now, wherever he is, I’ll take care that your own Pamphilus shall be found for you, and brought to you by me; do you only, my life, cease to vex yourself.

PAMPHILUS

Mysis.

MYSIS

(turning round.)

Who is it? Why, Pamphilus, you do present yourself opportunely to me.

My mistress charged me to beg of you, if you love her, to come to her directly; she says she wishes to see you.

PAMPHILUS

(aside.)

Alas! I am undone; this dilemma grows apace! (To DAVUS.) For me and her, unfortunate persons, now to be tortured this way through your means;

for I am sent for, because she has discovered that my marriage is in preparation.
690

CHARINUS

From which, indeed, how easily a respite could have been obtained, if he (pointing to DAVUS.) had kept himself quiet.

DAVUS

(ironically to CHARINUS.)

Do proceed; if he isn’t sufficiently angry of his own accord, do you irritate him.

MYSIS

(to PAMPHILUS.)

Aye faith, that is the case; and for that reason, poor thing, she is now in distress.

MYSIS

I begin to revive.

CHARINUS

That you are as unhappy as myself.

DAVUS

(placing his finger on his forehead.)

I’m contriving an expedient.

CHARINUS

You are a clever hand;

if you do set about any thing.

DAVUS

Assuredly, I’ll manage this for you.

PAMPHILUS

There’s need of it now.

DAVUS

But I’ve got it now.

CHARINUS

What is it?

DAVUS

For him (pointing to PAMPHILUS) I’ve got it, not for you, don’t mistake.

CHARINUS

I’m quite satisfied.
705

PAMPHILUS

What will you do? Tell me.

DAVUS

I’m afraid that this day won’t be long enough for me to execute it, so don’t suppose that I’ve now got leisure for relating it; do you betake yourself off at once, for you are a hinderance to me.

PAMPHILUS

I’ll go and see her.

DAVUS

(to CHARINUS.)

What are you going to do? Whither are you going from here?

CHARINUS

Do you wish me to tell you the truth?

DAVUS

No, not at all; (aside.) he’s making the beginning of a long story for me.

CHARINUS

What will become of me?

DAVUS

Come now, you unreasonable person, are you not satisfied that I give you a little respite, by putting off his marriage?
710

CHARINUS

But yet, Davus—

DAVUS

What then?

CHARINUS

That I may marry her—

DAVUS

Absurd.

CHARINUS

Be sure to come hither (pointing in the direction of his house.) to my house, if you can effect any thing.

DAVUS

Why should I come? I can do nothing for you.

CHARINUS

But still, if any thing—

DAVUS

Well, well, I’ll come.

CHARINUS

If you can; I shall be at home.

(Exit.)

DAVUS

Do you, Mysis, remain here a little while, until I come out.

MYSIS

For what reason?
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