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642 (PYTHIAS. PHAEDRIA. DORIAS.)

PYTHIAS

Ubi ego illum scelerosum misera atque impium inveniam? aut ubi quaeram?

Hocine tam audax facinus facere esse ausum?

PHAEDRIA

Perii! hoc quid sit vereor.

PYTHIAS

Quin etiam insuper scelus, postquam ludificatus est virginem,

Vestem omnem miserae discidit; tum ipsam capillo conscidit.
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PHAEDRIA

Hem.

PYTHIAS

Qui nunc si detur mihi,

Ut ego unguibus facile illi in oculos involem venefico.

PHAEDRIA

Nescio, quid profecto absente nobis turbatum est domi.

Adibo. Quid istuc? quid festinas? aut quem quaeris, Pythias?

PYTHIAS

Ehem, Phaedria, ego quem quaeram? ine hinc quo dignus es cum donis tuis
650

Tam lepidis?

PHAEDRIA

Quid istuc est rei?

PYTHIAS

Rogas me? Eunuchum quem dedisti nobis quas turbas dedit!

Virginem, herae quam dono dederat miles, vitiavit.

PHAEDRIA

Quid ais?

PYTHIAS

Perii.

PHAEDRIA

Temulenta es.

PYTHIAS

Utinam sic sient qui mihi male volunt.

DORIAS

Au, obsecro, mea Pythias, quid istuc nam monstri fuit?
655

PHAEDRIA

Insanis: qui istuc facere eunuchus potuit?

PYTHIAS

Ego illum nescio

Qui fuerit: hoc quod fecit res ipsa indicat.

Virgo ipsa lacrimat, neque cum rogites quid sit, audet dicere.

Ille autem bonus vir nusquam apparet. Etiam hoc misera suspicor,

Aliquid domo abeuntem abstulisse.
660

PHAEDRIA

Nequeo mirari satis

Quo ille abire ignavus possit longius; nisi si domum

Forte ad nos rediit.

PYTHIAS

Vise amabo num sit.

PHAEDRIA

Iam faxo scies.

DORIAS

Perii! obsecro tam infandum facinus, mea tu, ne audivi quidem.

PYTHIAS

At pol ego amatores mulierum esse audieram eos maximos,

Sed nihil potesse; verum miserae non in mentem venerat;
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Nam illum aliquo conclusissem, neque illi commisissem virginem.

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.) — 4.3 focus

642 (Enter PYTHIAS and DORIAS in haste from the house of THAIS.)

PYTHIAS

(aloud.)

Where, wretch that I am, shall I find this wicked and impious fellow? Or where look for him? That he should dare to commit so audacious a crime as this! I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA

(apart.)

I dread what this may be.

PYTHIAS

Besides, too, the villain, after he had abused the girl,

rent all the poor thing’s clothes, and tore her hair as well.
645

PHAEDRIA

(apart, in surprise.)

Ha!

PYTHIAS

If he were just now in my reach, how eagerly would I fly at that villain’s eyes with my nails!

PHAEDRIA

(apart.)

Really I can’t imagine what disturbance has happened to us at home in my absence. I’ll accost them. (Going up to them.) What’s the matter? Why in such haste? Or whom are you looking for, Pythias?

PYTHIAS

Why, Phaedria, whom should I be looking for? Away with you, as you deserve, with such fine presents of yours.
650

PHAEDRIA

What is the matter?

PYTHIAS

What, do you ask? The Eunuch you gave us, what confusion he has caused. He has ravished the girl whom the Captain made present of to my mistress.

PHAEDRIA

What is it you say?

PYTHIAS

I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA

You are drunk.

PYTHIAS

I wish that they were so, who wish ill to me.

DORIAS

Oh, prithee, my dear Pythias, what a monstrous thing this is!
655

PHAEDRIA

You are out of your senses. How could a Eunuch possibly do this?

PYTHIAS

I know nothing about him: as to what he has done, the thing speaks for itself. The girl is in tears; and when you ask her what’s the matter, she does not dare tell. But he, a precious fellow, is nowhere to be seen. To my sorrow I suspect too,

that when he took himself off he carried something away from the house.
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PHAEDRIA

I can not enough wonder, whither this varlet can possibly have betaken himself to any distance from here; unless perhaps he has returned home to our house.

PYTHIAS

Pray, go and see whether he is there.

PHAEDRIA

I’ll let you know immediately.

(Goes into the house of LACHES.)

DORIAS

Ruined outright! Prithee, my dear, I never did so much as hear of a deed so abominable!

PYTHIAS

Why, faith, I had heard that they were extremely fond of the women,

but were incapable; unfortunately what has happened never came into my mind; otherwise I should have shut him up somewhere, and not have intrusted the girl to him.
665

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PYTHIAS Ubi ego illum scelerosum misera atque impium inveniam? aut ubi quaeram? Hocine tam audax facinus facere esse ausum?

PHAEDRIA Perii! hoc quid sit vereor.

PYTHIAS Quin etiam insuper scelus, postquam ludificatus est virginem, Vestem omnem miserae discidit; tum ipsam capillo conscidit. 645

PHAEDRIA Hem.

PYTHIAS Qui nunc si detur mihi, Ut ego unguibus facile illi in oculos involem venefico.

PHAEDRIA Nescio, quid profecto absente nobis turbatum est domi. Adibo. Quid istuc? quid festinas? aut quem quaeris, Pythias?

PYTHIAS Ehem, Phaedria, ego quem quaeram? ine hinc quo dignus es cum donis tuis 650 Tam lepidis?

PHAEDRIA Quid istuc est rei?

PYTHIAS Rogas me? Eunuchum quem dedisti nobis quas turbas dedit! Virginem, herae quam dono dederat miles, vitiavit.

PHAEDRIA Quid ais?

PYTHIAS Perii.

PHAEDRIA Temulenta es.

PYTHIAS Utinam sic sient qui mihi male volunt.

DORIAS Au, obsecro, mea Pythias, quid istuc nam monstri fuit? 655

PHAEDRIA Insanis: qui istuc facere eunuchus potuit?

PYTHIAS Ego illum nescio Qui fuerit: hoc quod fecit res ipsa indicat. Virgo ipsa lacrimat, neque cum rogites quid sit, audet dicere. Ille autem bonus vir nusquam apparet. Etiam hoc misera suspicor, Aliquid domo abeuntem abstulisse. 660

PHAEDRIA Nequeo mirari satis Quo ille abire ignavus possit longius; nisi si domum Forte ad nos rediit.

PYTHIAS Vise amabo num sit.

PHAEDRIA Iam faxo scies.

DORIAS Perii! obsecro tam infandum facinus, mea tu, ne audivi quidem.

PYTHIAS At pol ego amatores mulierum esse audieram eos maximos, Sed nihil potesse; verum miserae non in mentem venerat; 665 Nam illum aliquo conclusissem, neque illi commisissem virginem.

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PYTHIAS (aloud.) Where, wretch that I am, shall I find this wicked and impious fellow? Or where look for him? That he should dare to commit so audacious a crime as this! I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA (apart.) I dread what this may be.

PYTHIAS Besides, too, the villain, after he had abused the girl, rent all the poor thing’s clothes, and tore her hair as well. 645

PHAEDRIA (apart, in surprise.) Ha!

PYTHIAS If he were just now in my reach, how eagerly would I fly at that villain’s eyes with my nails!

PHAEDRIA (apart.) Really I can’t imagine what disturbance has happened to us at home in my absence. I’ll accost them. (Going up to them.) What’s the matter? Why in such haste? Or whom are you looking for, Pythias?

PYTHIAS Why, Phaedria, whom should I be looking for? Away with you, as you deserve, with such fine presents of yours. 650

PHAEDRIA What is the matter?

PYTHIAS What, do you ask? The Eunuch you gave us, what confusion he has caused. He has ravished the girl whom the Captain made present of to my mistress.

PHAEDRIA What is it you say?

PYTHIAS I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA You are drunk.

PYTHIAS I wish that they were so, who wish ill to me.

DORIAS Oh, prithee, my dear Pythias, what a monstrous thing this is! 655

PHAEDRIA You are out of your senses. How could a Eunuch possibly do this?

PHAEDRIA I can not enough wonder, whither this varlet can possibly have betaken himself to any distance from here; unless perhaps he has returned home to our house.

PYTHIAS Pray, go and see whether he is there.

PHAEDRIA I’ll let you know immediately. (Goes into the house of LACHES.)

DORIAS Ruined outright! Prithee, my dear, I never did so much as hear of a deed so abominable!

PYTHIAS Why, faith, I had heard that they were extremely fond of the women, but were incapable; unfortunately what has happened never came into my mind; otherwise I should have shut him up somewhere, and not have intrusted the girl to him. 665

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PYTHIAS

Ubi ego illum scelerosum misera atque impium inveniam? aut ubi quaeram?

Hocine tam audax facinus facere esse ausum?

PHAEDRIA

Perii! hoc quid sit vereor.

PYTHIAS

Quin etiam insuper scelus, postquam ludificatus est virginem,

Vestem omnem miserae discidit; tum ipsam capillo conscidit.
645

PHAEDRIA

Hem.

PYTHIAS

Qui nunc si detur mihi,

Ut ego unguibus facile illi in oculos involem venefico.

PHAEDRIA

Nescio, quid profecto absente nobis turbatum est domi.

Adibo. Quid istuc? quid festinas? aut quem quaeris, Pythias?

PYTHIAS

Ehem, Phaedria, ego quem quaeram? ine hinc quo dignus es cum donis tuis
650

Tam lepidis?

PHAEDRIA

Quid istuc est rei?

PYTHIAS

Rogas me? Eunuchum quem dedisti nobis quas turbas dedit!

Virginem, herae quam dono dederat miles, vitiavit.

PHAEDRIA

Quid ais?

PYTHIAS

Perii.

PHAEDRIA

Temulenta es.

PYTHIAS

Utinam sic sient qui mihi male volunt.

DORIAS

Au, obsecro, mea Pythias, quid istuc nam monstri fuit?
655

PHAEDRIA

Insanis: qui istuc facere eunuchus potuit?

PYTHIAS

Ego illum nescio

Qui fuerit: hoc quod fecit res ipsa indicat.

Virgo ipsa lacrimat, neque cum rogites quid sit, audet dicere.

Ille autem bonus vir nusquam apparet. Etiam hoc misera suspicor,

Aliquid domo abeuntem abstulisse.
660

PHAEDRIA

Nequeo mirari satis

Quo ille abire ignavus possit longius; nisi si domum

Forte ad nos rediit.

PYTHIAS

Vise amabo num sit.

PHAEDRIA

Iam faxo scies.

DORIAS

Perii! obsecro tam infandum facinus, mea tu, ne audivi quidem.

PYTHIAS

At pol ego amatores mulierum esse audieram eos maximos,

Sed nihil potesse; verum miserae non in mentem venerat;
665

Nam illum aliquo conclusissem, neque illi commisissem virginem.

PYTHIAS

(aloud.)

Where, wretch that I am, shall I find this wicked and impious fellow? Or where look for him? That he should dare to commit so audacious a crime as this! I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA

(apart.)

I dread what this may be.

PYTHIAS

Besides, too, the villain, after he had abused the girl,

rent all the poor thing’s clothes, and tore her hair as well.
645

PHAEDRIA

(apart, in surprise.)

Ha!

PYTHIAS

If he were just now in my reach, how eagerly would I fly at that villain’s eyes with my nails!

PHAEDRIA

(apart.)

Really I can’t imagine what disturbance has happened to us at home in my absence. I’ll accost them. (Going up to them.) What’s the matter? Why in such haste? Or whom are you looking for, Pythias?

PYTHIAS

Why, Phaedria, whom should I be looking for? Away with you, as you deserve, with such fine presents of yours.
650

PHAEDRIA

What is the matter?

PYTHIAS

What, do you ask? The Eunuch you gave us, what confusion he has caused. He has ravished the girl whom the Captain made present of to my mistress.

PHAEDRIA

What is it you say?

PYTHIAS

I’m ruined outright!

PHAEDRIA

You are drunk.

PYTHIAS

I wish that they were so, who wish ill to me.

DORIAS

Oh, prithee, my dear Pythias, what a monstrous thing this is!
655

PHAEDRIA

You are out of your senses. How could a Eunuch possibly do this?

PHAEDRIA

I can not enough wonder, whither this varlet can possibly have betaken himself to any distance from here; unless perhaps he has returned home to our house.

PYTHIAS

Pray, go and see whether he is there.

PHAEDRIA

I’ll let you know immediately.

(Goes into the house of LACHES.)

DORIAS

Ruined outright! Prithee, my dear, I never did so much as hear of a deed so abominable!

PYTHIAS

Why, faith, I had heard that they were extremely fond of the women,

but were incapable; unfortunately what has happened never came into my mind; otherwise I should have shut him up somewhere, and not have intrusted the girl to him.
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