Publius Terentius Afer (Terence), Phormio, ed. Edward St. John Parry, 5.5

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(PHORMIO. ANTIPHO.)

PHORMIO

Argentum accepi; tradidi lenoni; abduxi mulierem;

Curavi propria ea Phaedria ut poteretur; nam emissa est manu.
830

Nunc una mihi res etiam restat quae est conficienda, otium

Ab senibus ad potandum ut habeam; nam aliquot hos sumam dies.

ANTIPHO

Sed Phormio est. Quid ais?

PHORMIO

Quid?

ANTIPHO

Quidnam nunc facturus Phaedria?

Quo pacto satietatem amoris ait se velle sumere?

PHORMIO

Vicissim partes tuas acturus est.
835

ANTIPHO

Quas?

PHORMIO

Ut fugitet patrem.

Te suam rogavit rursum ut ageres, causam ut pro se diceres;

Nam potaturus est apud me. Ego me ire senibus Sunium

Dicam ad mercatum, ancillulam emtum quam dudum dixit Geta;

Ne quum hic non videant me conficere credant argentum suum.

Sed ostium concrepuit abs te.
840

ANTIPHO

Vide quis egrediatur.

PHORMIO

Geta est.

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

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

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Phormio; or, The Scheming Parasite Perseus (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.) — 5.5 focus

829 (Enter PHORMIO, at a distance.)

PHORMIO

(to himself)

I received the money; handed it over to the Procurer; brought away the woman,

that Phaedria might have her as his own—for she has now become free. Now there is one thing still remaining for me to manage,—to get a respite from the old gentlemen for carousing; for I’ll enjoy myself the next few days.
830

ANTIPHO

But here’s Phormio. (Going up to him.) What have you to say?

PHORMIO

About what?

ANTIPHO

Why—what’s Phaedria going to do now? In what way does he say that he intends to take his fill of love?

PHORMIO

In his turn, he’s going to act your part.
835

ANTIPHO

What part?

PHORMIO

To run away from his father; he begs that you in your return will act on his behalf—to plead his cause for him. For he’s going to carouse at my house. I shall tell the old man that I’m going to Sunium, to the fair, to purchase the female servant that Geta mentioned a while since, so that, when they don’t see me here, they mayn’t suppose that I’m squandering their money.

But there is a noise at the door of your house.
840

Publius Terentius Afer (Terence) Phormio 5.5

ed. Edward St. John Parry

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PHORMIO

Argentum accepi; tradidi lenoni; abduxi mulierem;

Curavi propria ea Phaedria ut poteretur; nam emissa est manu.
830

Nunc una mihi res etiam restat quae est conficienda, otium

Ab senibus ad potandum ut habeam; nam aliquot hos sumam dies.

ANTIPHO

Sed Phormio est. Quid ais?

PHORMIO

Quid?

ANTIPHO

Quidnam nunc facturus Phaedria?

Quo pacto satietatem amoris ait se velle sumere?

PHORMIO

Vicissim partes tuas acturus est.
835

ANTIPHO

Quas?

PHORMIO

Ut fugitet patrem.

Te suam rogavit rursum ut ageres, causam ut pro se diceres;

Nam potaturus est apud me. Ego me ire senibus Sunium

Dicam ad mercatum, ancillulam emtum quam dudum dixit Geta;

Ne quum hic non videant me conficere credant argentum suum.

Sed ostium concrepuit abs te.
840

ANTIPHO

Vide quis egrediatur.

PHORMIO

Geta est.

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ANTIPHO

But here’s Phormio. (Going up to him.) What have you to say?

PHORMIO

About what?

ANTIPHO

Why—what’s Phaedria going to do now? In what way does he say that he intends to take his fill of love?

PHORMIO

In his turn, he’s going to act your part.
835

ANTIPHO

What part?

ANTIPHO

See who’s coming out.

PHORMIO

It’s Geta.

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PHORMIO Argentum accepi; tradidi lenoni; abduxi mulierem; Curavi propria ea Phaedria ut poteretur; nam emissa est manu. 830 Nunc una mihi res etiam restat quae est conficienda, otium Ab senibus ad potandum ut habeam; nam aliquot hos sumam dies.

ANTIPHO Sed Phormio est. Quid ais?

PHORMIO Quid?

ANTIPHO Quidnam nunc facturus Phaedria? Quo pacto satietatem amoris ait se velle sumere?

PHORMIO Vicissim partes tuas acturus est. 835

ANTIPHO Quas?

PHORMIO Ut fugitet patrem. Te suam rogavit rursum ut ageres, causam ut pro se diceres; Nam potaturus est apud me. Ego me ire senibus Sunium Dicam ad mercatum, ancillulam emtum quam dudum dixit Geta; Ne quum hic non videant me conficere credant argentum suum. Sed ostium concrepuit abs te. 840

ANTIPHO Vide quis egrediatur.

PHORMIO Geta est.

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ANTIPHO But here’s Phormio. (Going up to him.) What have you to say?

PHORMIO About what?

ANTIPHO Why—what’s Phaedria going to do now? In what way does he say that he intends to take his fill of love?

PHORMIO In his turn, he’s going to act your part. 835

ANTIPHO What part?

ANTIPHO See who’s coming out.

PHORMIO It’s Geta.

Stable identifiers

PHORMIO

Argentum accepi; tradidi lenoni; abduxi mulierem;

Curavi propria ea Phaedria ut poteretur; nam emissa est manu.
830

Nunc una mihi res etiam restat quae est conficienda, otium

Ab senibus ad potandum ut habeam; nam aliquot hos sumam dies.

ANTIPHO

Sed Phormio est. Quid ais?

PHORMIO

Quid?

ANTIPHO

Quidnam nunc facturus Phaedria?

Quo pacto satietatem amoris ait se velle sumere?

PHORMIO

Vicissim partes tuas acturus est.
835

ANTIPHO

Quas?

PHORMIO

Ut fugitet patrem.

Te suam rogavit rursum ut ageres, causam ut pro se diceres;

Nam potaturus est apud me. Ego me ire senibus Sunium

Dicam ad mercatum, ancillulam emtum quam dudum dixit Geta;

Ne quum hic non videant me conficere credant argentum suum.

Sed ostium concrepuit abs te.
840

ANTIPHO

Vide quis egrediatur.

PHORMIO

Geta est.

ANTIPHO

But here’s Phormio. (Going up to him.) What have you to say?

PHORMIO

About what?

ANTIPHO

Why—what’s Phaedria going to do now? In what way does he say that he intends to take his fill of love?

PHORMIO

In his turn, he’s going to act your part.
835

ANTIPHO

What part?

ANTIPHO

See who’s coming out.

PHORMIO

It’s Geta.