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726 (CHREMES. PYTHIAS.)

CHREMES

At at! data hercle verba mihi sunt: vicit vinum quod bibi.

Ac, dum accubabam, quam videbar mihi esse pulchre sobrius!

Postquam surrexi, neque pes neque mens satis suum officium facit.

PYTHIAS

Chreme!

CHREMES

Quis est? ehem Pythias. Vah, quanto nunc formosior

Videre mihi quam dudum!
730

PYTHIAS

Certe tu quidem pol et multo hilarior.

CHREMES

Verbum hercle hoc verum est; sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus.

Sed Thais multo antevenit?

PYTHIAS

Anne abiit iam a milite?

CHREMES

Iamdudum; aetatem: lites sunt inter eos factae maximae.

PYTHIAS

Nihil dixit ut sequerere sese?

CHREMES

Nihil, nisi abiens mihi innuit.

PYTHIAS

Eho, nonne id sat erat?
735

CHREMES

At nescibam id dicere illam; nisi quia

Correxit miles quod intellexi minus: nam me extrusit foras.

Sed eccam ipsam: miror ubi ego huic anteverterim.

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

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

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Eunuchus; or, The Eunuch Perseus (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.) — 4.5 focus

726 (Enter CHREMES, somewhat drunk.)

CHREMES

Heyday! upon my faith, I’ve been bamboozled: the wine that I’ve drunk has got the upper hand. But, so long as I was reclining, how extremely sober I did seem to myself to be; when I got up, neither feet nor senses were quite equal to their duty.

PYTHIAS

Chremes!

CHREMES

(turning round.)

Who’s that? What, Pythias; dear me, how much more charming you now

seem to me than a short time since!
730

PYTHIAS

Troth now, you are much more merry, that’s certain.

CHREMES

Upon my faith, it is a true saying, that Venus grows cold without Ceres and Bacchus. But has Thais got here long before me?

PYTHIAS

Has she already come away from the Captain’s?

CHREMES

A long time ago; an age since. There has been a most violent quarrel between them.

PYTHIAS

Did she say nothing about you following her?

CHREMES

Nothing at all; only, on going away, she gave me a nod.

PYTHIAS

Well now, wasn’t that enough?
735

CHREMES

Why, I didn’t know that she meant that, until the Captain gave me an explanation, because I was dull of comprehension; for he bundled me out of the house. But look, here she is; I wonder how it was I got here before her.

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CHREMES

At at! data hercle verba mihi sunt: vicit vinum quod bibi.

Ac, dum accubabam, quam videbar mihi esse pulchre sobrius!

Postquam surrexi, neque pes neque mens satis suum officium facit.

PYTHIAS

Chreme!

CHREMES

Quis est? ehem Pythias. Vah, quanto nunc formosior

Videre mihi quam dudum!
730

PYTHIAS

Certe tu quidem pol et multo hilarior.

CHREMES

Verbum hercle hoc verum est; sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus.

Sed Thais multo antevenit?

PYTHIAS

Anne abiit iam a milite?

CHREMES

Iamdudum; aetatem: lites sunt inter eos factae maximae.

PYTHIAS

Nihil dixit ut sequerere sese?

CHREMES

Nihil, nisi abiens mihi innuit.

PYTHIAS

Eho, nonne id sat erat?
735

CHREMES

At nescibam id dicere illam; nisi quia

Correxit miles quod intellexi minus: nam me extrusit foras.

Sed eccam ipsam: miror ubi ego huic anteverterim.

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CHREMES

Heyday! upon my faith, I’ve been bamboozled: the wine that I’ve drunk has got the upper hand. But, so long as I was reclining, how extremely sober I did seem to myself to be; when I got up, neither feet nor senses were quite equal to their duty.

PYTHIAS

Chremes!

CHREMES

(turning round.)

Who’s that? What, Pythias; dear me, how much more charming you now

seem to me than a short time since!
730

PYTHIAS

Troth now, you are much more merry, that’s certain.

CHREMES

Upon my faith, it is a true saying, that Venus grows cold without Ceres and Bacchus. But has Thais got here long before me?

PYTHIAS

Has she already come away from the Captain’s?

CHREMES

A long time ago; an age since. There has been a most violent quarrel between them.

PYTHIAS

Did she say nothing about you following her?

CHREMES

Nothing at all; only, on going away, she gave me a nod.

PYTHIAS

Well now, wasn’t that enough?
735

CHREMES

Why, I didn’t know that she meant that, until the Captain gave me an explanation, because I was dull of comprehension; for he bundled me out of the house. But look, here she is; I wonder how it was I got here before her.

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CHREMES At at! data hercle verba mihi sunt: vicit vinum quod bibi. Ac, dum accubabam, quam videbar mihi esse pulchre sobrius! Postquam surrexi, neque pes neque mens satis suum officium facit.

PYTHIAS Chreme!

CHREMES Quis est? ehem Pythias. Vah, quanto nunc formosior Videre mihi quam dudum! 730

PYTHIAS Certe tu quidem pol et multo hilarior.

CHREMES Verbum hercle hoc verum est; sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus. Sed Thais multo antevenit?

PYTHIAS Anne abiit iam a milite?

CHREMES Iamdudum; aetatem: lites sunt inter eos factae maximae.

PYTHIAS Nihil dixit ut sequerere sese?

CHREMES Nihil, nisi abiens mihi innuit.

PYTHIAS Eho, nonne id sat erat? 735

CHREMES At nescibam id dicere illam; nisi quia Correxit miles quod intellexi minus: nam me extrusit foras. Sed eccam ipsam: miror ubi ego huic anteverterim.

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CHREMES Heyday! upon my faith, I’ve been bamboozled: the wine that I’ve drunk has got the upper hand. But, so long as I was reclining, how extremely sober I did seem to myself to be; when I got up, neither feet nor senses were quite equal to their duty.

PYTHIAS Chremes!

CHREMES (turning round.) Who’s that? What, Pythias; dear me, how much more charming you now seem to me than a short time since! 730

PYTHIAS Troth now, you are much more merry, that’s certain.

CHREMES Upon my faith, it is a true saying, that Venus grows cold without Ceres and Bacchus. But has Thais got here long before me?

PYTHIAS Has she already come away from the Captain’s?

CHREMES A long time ago; an age since. There has been a most violent quarrel between them.

PYTHIAS Did she say nothing about you following her?

CHREMES Nothing at all; only, on going away, she gave me a nod.

PYTHIAS Well now, wasn’t that enough? 735

CHREMES Why, I didn’t know that she meant that, until the Captain gave me an explanation, because I was dull of comprehension; for he bundled me out of the house. But look, here she is; I wonder how it was I got here before her.

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CHREMES

At at! data hercle verba mihi sunt: vicit vinum quod bibi.

Ac, dum accubabam, quam videbar mihi esse pulchre sobrius!

Postquam surrexi, neque pes neque mens satis suum officium facit.

PYTHIAS

Chreme!

CHREMES

Quis est? ehem Pythias. Vah, quanto nunc formosior

Videre mihi quam dudum!
730

PYTHIAS

Certe tu quidem pol et multo hilarior.

CHREMES

Verbum hercle hoc verum est; sine Cerere et Libero friget Venus.

Sed Thais multo antevenit?

PYTHIAS

Anne abiit iam a milite?

CHREMES

Iamdudum; aetatem: lites sunt inter eos factae maximae.

PYTHIAS

Nihil dixit ut sequerere sese?

CHREMES

Nihil, nisi abiens mihi innuit.

PYTHIAS

Eho, nonne id sat erat?
735

CHREMES

At nescibam id dicere illam; nisi quia

Correxit miles quod intellexi minus: nam me extrusit foras.

Sed eccam ipsam: miror ubi ego huic anteverterim.

CHREMES

Heyday! upon my faith, I’ve been bamboozled: the wine that I’ve drunk has got the upper hand. But, so long as I was reclining, how extremely sober I did seem to myself to be; when I got up, neither feet nor senses were quite equal to their duty.

PYTHIAS

Chremes!

CHREMES

(turning round.)

Who’s that? What, Pythias; dear me, how much more charming you now

seem to me than a short time since!
730

PYTHIAS

Troth now, you are much more merry, that’s certain.

CHREMES

Upon my faith, it is a true saying, that Venus grows cold without Ceres and Bacchus. But has Thais got here long before me?

PYTHIAS

Has she already come away from the Captain’s?

CHREMES

A long time ago; an age since. There has been a most violent quarrel between them.

PYTHIAS

Did she say nothing about you following her?

CHREMES

Nothing at all; only, on going away, she gave me a nod.

PYTHIAS

Well now, wasn’t that enough?
735

CHREMES

Why, I didn’t know that she meant that, until the Captain gave me an explanation, because I was dull of comprehension; for he bundled me out of the house. But look, here she is; I wonder how it was I got here before her.