Publius Terentius Afer (Terence), Heautontimorumenos, ed. Edward St. John Parry, 4.2

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668 (SYRUS.)

SYRUS

Nisi me animus fallit, haud permultum a me aberit infortunium:

Ita hac re in angustum oppido nunc meae coguntur copiae;

Nisi aliquid video ne esse amicam hanc gnati resciscat senex.
670

Nam quod de argento sperem, aut posse postulem me fallere,

Nihil est: triumpho si licet me latere tecto abscedere.

Crucior, bolum tantum mihi ereptum tam de subito e faucibus.

Quid agam? aut quid comminiscar? ratio de integro ineunda est mihi.

Nihil tam difficile est quin quaerendo investigari possiet.
675

Quid si hoc nunc sic incipiam? Nihil est. Quid si sic? Tantundem egero.

At sic opinor. Non potest. Immo optime. Euge, habeo optimam.

Retraham hercle opinor ad me idem illud fugitivum argentum tamen.

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

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Heautontimorumenos (Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.)

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Heautontimorumenos; or, The Self-Tormenter Perseus (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.) — 4.2 focus

668 (SYRUS alone.)

SYRUS

Unless my fancy deceives me,¹ retribution² will not be very far off from me; so much by this incident are my forces now utterly driven into straits;

unless I contrive by some means that the old man mayn’t come to know that this damsel is his son’s mistress. For as to entertaining any hopes about the money, or supposing I could cajole him, it’s useless; I shall be sufficient triumphant, if I’m allowed to escape with my sides covered.³ I’m vexed that such a tempting morsel has been so suddenly snatched away from my jaws. What am I to do? Or what shall I devise? I must begin upon my plan over again.
670

Nothing is so difficult, but that it may be found out by seeking. What now if I set about it after this fashion. (He considers.) That’s of no use. What, if after this fashion? I effect just about the same. But this I think will do. It can not. Yes! excellent. Bravo! I’ve found out the best of all—I’ faith, I do believe that after all I shall lay hold of this same run-away money.⁴
675

Publius Terentius Afer (Terence) Heautontimorumenos 4.2

ed. Edward St. John Parry

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