Publius Terentius Afer (Terence), Adelphi, Henry Thomas Riley (Translator), George Colman (Translator), 2.4

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265
(Enter AESCHINUS, from the house of MICIO.)

AESCHINUS

Where is that villain?
265

SANNIO

(aside.)

He’s looking for me.¹ Is he bringing any thing with him? Confusion! I don’t see any thing.

AESCHINUS

(to CTESIPHO.)

Ha! well met; you are the very man I was looking for. How goes it, Ctesipho? All is safe: away then with your melancholy.

CTESIPHO

By my troth, I certainly will away with it, when I have such a brother as you. O my dear Aeschinus! O my brother! Alas! I am unwilling to praise you any more to your face,

lest you should think I do so rather for flattery than through gratitude.
270

AESCHINUS

Go to, you simpleton! as though we didn’t by this time understand each other, Ctesipho. This grieves me, that we knew of it almost too late, and that the matter had come to such a pass, that if all mankind had wished they could not possibly have assisted you.

CTESIPHO

I felt ashamed.

AESCHINUS

Pooh! that is folly, not shame; about such a trifling

matter to be almost flying the country!² ’Tis shocking to be mentioned; I pray the Gods may forbid it!
275

CTESIPHO

I did wrong.

AESCHINUS

(in a lower voice.)

What says Sannio to us at last?

SYRUS

He is pacified at last.

AESCHINUS

I’ll go to the Forum to pay him off; you, Ctesipho, step in-doors to her.

SANNIO

(aside to SYRUS.)

Syrus, do urge the matter.

SYRUS

(to AESCHINUS.)

Let us be off, for he is in haste foe’ Cyprus .³

SANNIO

Not particularly so; although still, I’m stopping here doing nothing at all.

SYRUS

It shall be paid, don’t fear.

SANNIO

But he is to pay it all.
280

SYRUS

He shall pay it all; only hold your tongue and follow us this way.

SANNIO

I’ll follow.

CTESIPHO

(as SYRUS is going.)

Harkye, harkye, Syrus.

SYRUS

(turning back.)

Well now, what is it?

CTESIPHO

(aside.)

Pray do discharge that most abominable fellow as soon as possible; for fear, in case he should become more angry, by some means or other this matter should reach my father, and then I should be ruined forever.

SYRUS

That shall not happen, be of good heart; meanwhile enjoy yourself in-doors with her,

and order the couches⁴ to be spread for us, and the other things to be got ready. As soon as this business is settled, I shall come home with the provisions.
285

CTESIPHO

Pray do so. Since this has turned out so well, let us make a cheerful day of it.

(CTESIPHO goes into the house of MICIO; and exeunt AESCHINUS and SYRUS, followed by SANNIO.)

Adelphi. Publius Terentius Afer (Terence). Henry Thomas Riley (Translator), George Colman (Translator). New York. 1874.

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Current edition Perseus

Adelphi; or, The Brothers (English) (Terence. The Comedies of Terence. Riley, Henry Thomas; Colman, George, translators. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1872.)

Editions (1)

Adelphi Perseus (Terence. Publii Terentii Comoediae Sex. Parry, Edward St. John, editor. London: Whittaker and Co.; George Bell, 1857.) — 2.4 focus

265 (AESCHINUS. SANNIO. CTESIPHO. SYRUS.)

AESCHINUS

Ubi ille est sacrilegus?
265

SANNIO

Men quaerit? numquidnam effert? Occidi:

Nihil video.

AESCHINUS

Ehem, opportune; te ipsum quaero. Quid fit, Ctesipho?

In tuto est omnis res: omitte vero tristitiam tuam.

CTESIPHO

Ego illam hercle vero omitto qui quidem te habeam fratrem. O mi Aeschine,

O mi germane; ah, vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,

Ne id assentandi magis quam quo habeam gratum facere existimes.
270

AESCHINUS

Age inepte; quasi nunc non norimus nos inter nos, Ctesipho.

Hoc mihi dolet, nos paene sero scisse, et paene in eum locum

Redisse ut si omnes cuperent nihil tibi possent auxiliarier.

CTESIPHO

Pudebat.

AESCHINUS

Ah, stultitia est istaec, non pudor. Tam ob parvulam

Rem paene ex patria!—Turpe dictu. Deos quaeso ut istaec prohibeant.
275

CTESIPHO

Peccavi.

AESCHINUS

Quid ait tandem nobis Sannio?

SYRUS

Iam mitis est.

AESCHINUS

Ego ad forum ibo ut hunc absolvam: tu intro ad illam, Ctesipho.

SANNIO

Syre, insta.

SYRUS

Eamus; namque hic properat in Cyprum.

SANNIO

Ne tam quidem;

Quamvis etiam maneo otiosus hic.

SYRUS

Reddetur; ne time.

SANNIO

At ut omne reddat.
280

SYRUS

Omne reddet: tace modo, ac sequere hac.

SANNIO

Sequor.

CTESIPHO

Heus, heus, Syre.

SYRUS

Hem, quid est?

CTESIPHO

Obsecro hercle, hominem istum impurissimum

Quamprimum absolvitote; ne, si magis irritatus siet,

Aliqua ad patrem hoc permanet, atque ego tum perpetuo perierim.

SYRUS

Non fiet; bono animo es: tu cum illa te intus oblecta interim;

Et lectulos iube sterni nobis, et parari caetera.
285

Ego iam transacta re convertam me domum cum obsonio.

CTESIPHO

Ita quaeso: quando hoc bene successit, hilarem hunc sumamus diem.

Notes on the current edition

Adelphi; or, The Brothers

1. He’s looking for me: Donatus remarks upon the readiness with which Sannio takes the appellation of sacrilegus, as adapted to no other person than himself.

2. Flying the country: Donatus tells us, that in Menander the young man was on the point of killing himself. Terence has here softened it into leaving the country. Colman remarks:

We know that the circumstance of carrying off the Music-girl was borrowed from Diphilus; yet it is plain from Donatus that there was also an intrigue by Ctesipho in the Play of Menander; which gives another proof of the manner in which Terence used the Greek Comedies.

3. He is in haste for Cyprus : Donatus remarks that this is a piece of malice on the part of Syrus, for the purpose of teasing Sannio.

4. Order the couches: Those used for the purpose of reclining on at the entertainment.

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AESCHINUS Where is that villain? 265

SANNIO (aside.) He’s looking for me. 1 Is he bringing any thing with him? Confusion! I don’t see any thing.

AESCHINUS (to CTESIPHO.) Ha! well met; you are the very man I was looking for. How goes it, Ctesipho? All is safe: away then with your melancholy.

CTESIPHO By my troth, I certainly will away with it, when I have such a brother as you. O my dear Aeschinus! O my brother! Alas! I am unwilling to praise you any more to your face, lest you should think I do so rather for flattery than through gratitude. 270

AESCHINUS Go to, you simpleton! as though we didn’t by this time understand each other, Ctesipho. This grieves me, that we knew of it almost too late, and that the matter had come to such a pass, that if all mankind had wished they could not possibly have assisted you.

CTESIPHO I felt ashamed.

AESCHINUS Pooh! that is folly, not shame; about such a trifling matter to be almost flying the country! 2 ’Tis shocking to be mentioned; I pray the Gods may forbid it! 275

CTESIPHO I did wrong.

AESCHINUS (in a lower voice.) What says Sannio to us at last?

SYRUS He is pacified at last.

AESCHINUS I’ll go to the Forum to pay him off; you, Ctesipho, step in-doors to her.

SANNIO (aside to SYRUS.) Syrus, do urge the matter.

SYRUS (to AESCHINUS.) Let us be off, for he is in haste foe’ Cyprus . 3

SANNIO Not particularly so; although still, I’m stopping here doing nothing at all.

SYRUS It shall be paid, don’t fear.

SANNIO But he is to pay it all. 280

SYRUS He shall pay it all; only hold your tongue and follow us this way.

SANNIO I’ll follow.

CTESIPHO (as SYRUS is going.) Harkye, harkye, Syrus.

SYRUS (turning back.) Well now, what is it?

CTESIPHO (aside.) Pray do discharge that most abominable fellow as soon as possible; for fear, in case he should become more angry, by some means or other this matter should reach my father, and then I should be ruined forever.

SYRUS That shall not happen, be of good heart; meanwhile enjoy yourself in-doors with her, and order the couches 4 to be spread for us, and the other things to be got ready. As soon as this business is settled, I shall come home with the provisions. 285

CTESIPHO Pray do so. Since this has turned out so well, let us make a cheerful day of it. (CTESIPHO goes into the house of MICIO; and exeunt AESCHINUS and SYRUS, followed by SANNIO.)

Current edition Perseus

AESCHINUS Ubi ille est sacrilegus? 265

SANNIO Men quaerit? numquidnam effert? Occidi: Nihil video.

AESCHINUS Ehem, opportune; te ipsum quaero. Quid fit, Ctesipho? In tuto est omnis res: omitte vero tristitiam tuam.

CTESIPHO Ego illam hercle vero omitto qui quidem te habeam fratrem. O mi Aeschine, O mi germane; ah, vereor coram in os te laudare amplius, Ne id assentandi magis quam quo habeam gratum facere existimes. 270

AESCHINUS Age inepte; quasi nunc non norimus nos inter nos, Ctesipho. Hoc mihi dolet, nos paene sero scisse, et paene in eum locum Redisse ut si omnes cuperent nihil tibi possent auxiliarier.

CTESIPHO Pudebat.

AESCHINUS Ah, stultitia est istaec, non pudor. Tam ob parvulam Rem paene ex patria!—Turpe dictu. Deos quaeso ut istaec prohibeant. 275

CTESIPHO Peccavi.

AESCHINUS Quid ait tandem nobis Sannio?

SYRUS Iam mitis est.

AESCHINUS Ego ad forum ibo ut hunc absolvam: tu intro ad illam, Ctesipho.

SANNIO Syre, insta.

SYRUS Eamus; namque hic properat in Cyprum.

SANNIO Ne tam quidem; Quamvis etiam maneo otiosus hic.

SYRUS Reddetur; ne time.

SANNIO At ut omne reddat. 280

SYRUS Omne reddet: tace modo, ac sequere hac.

SANNIO Sequor.

CTESIPHO Heus, heus, Syre.

SYRUS Hem, quid est?

CTESIPHO Obsecro hercle, hominem istum impurissimum Quamprimum absolvitote; ne, si magis irritatus siet, Aliqua ad patrem hoc permanet, atque ego tum perpetuo perierim.

SYRUS Non fiet; bono animo es: tu cum illa te intus oblecta interim; Et lectulos iube sterni nobis, et parari caetera. 285 Ego iam transacta re convertam me domum cum obsonio.

CTESIPHO Ita quaeso: quando hoc bene successit, hilarem hunc sumamus diem.

Notes on the current edition

Stable identifiers

AESCHINUS

Where is that villain?
265

SANNIO

(aside.)

He’s looking for me.¹ Is he bringing any thing with him? Confusion! I don’t see any thing.

AESCHINUS

(to CTESIPHO.)

Ha! well met; you are the very man I was looking for. How goes it, Ctesipho? All is safe: away then with your melancholy.

CTESIPHO

By my troth, I certainly will away with it, when I have such a brother as you. O my dear Aeschinus! O my brother! Alas! I am unwilling to praise you any more to your face,

lest you should think I do so rather for flattery than through gratitude.
270

AESCHINUS

Go to, you simpleton! as though we didn’t by this time understand each other, Ctesipho. This grieves me, that we knew of it almost too late, and that the matter had come to such a pass, that if all mankind had wished they could not possibly have assisted you.

CTESIPHO

I felt ashamed.

AESCHINUS

Pooh! that is folly, not shame; about such a trifling

matter to be almost flying the country!² ’Tis shocking to be mentioned; I pray the Gods may forbid it!
275

CTESIPHO

I did wrong.

AESCHINUS

(in a lower voice.)

What says Sannio to us at last?

SYRUS

He is pacified at last.

AESCHINUS

I’ll go to the Forum to pay him off; you, Ctesipho, step in-doors to her.

SANNIO

(aside to SYRUS.)

Syrus, do urge the matter.

SYRUS

(to AESCHINUS.)

Let us be off, for he is in haste foe’ Cyprus .³

SANNIO

Not particularly so; although still, I’m stopping here doing nothing at all.

SYRUS

It shall be paid, don’t fear.

SANNIO

But he is to pay it all.
280

SYRUS

He shall pay it all; only hold your tongue and follow us this way.

SANNIO

I’ll follow.

CTESIPHO

(as SYRUS is going.)

Harkye, harkye, Syrus.

SYRUS

(turning back.)

Well now, what is it?

CTESIPHO

(aside.)

Pray do discharge that most abominable fellow as soon as possible; for fear, in case he should become more angry, by some means or other this matter should reach my father, and then I should be ruined forever.

SYRUS

That shall not happen, be of good heart; meanwhile enjoy yourself in-doors with her,

and order the couches⁴ to be spread for us, and the other things to be got ready. As soon as this business is settled, I shall come home with the provisions.
285

CTESIPHO

Pray do so. Since this has turned out so well, let us make a cheerful day of it.

(CTESIPHO goes into the house of MICIO; and exeunt AESCHINUS and SYRUS, followed by SANNIO.)

AESCHINUS

Ubi ille est sacrilegus?
265

SANNIO

Men quaerit? numquidnam effert? Occidi:

Nihil video.

AESCHINUS

Ehem, opportune; te ipsum quaero. Quid fit, Ctesipho?

In tuto est omnis res: omitte vero tristitiam tuam.

CTESIPHO

Ego illam hercle vero omitto qui quidem te habeam fratrem. O mi Aeschine,

O mi germane; ah, vereor coram in os te laudare amplius,

Ne id assentandi magis quam quo habeam gratum facere existimes.
270

AESCHINUS

Age inepte; quasi nunc non norimus nos inter nos, Ctesipho.

Hoc mihi dolet, nos paene sero scisse, et paene in eum locum

Redisse ut si omnes cuperent nihil tibi possent auxiliarier.

CTESIPHO

Pudebat.

AESCHINUS

Ah, stultitia est istaec, non pudor. Tam ob parvulam

Rem paene ex patria!—Turpe dictu. Deos quaeso ut istaec prohibeant.
275

CTESIPHO

Peccavi.

AESCHINUS

Quid ait tandem nobis Sannio?

SYRUS

Iam mitis est.

AESCHINUS

Ego ad forum ibo ut hunc absolvam: tu intro ad illam, Ctesipho.

SANNIO

Syre, insta.

SYRUS

Eamus; namque hic properat in Cyprum.

SANNIO

Ne tam quidem;

Quamvis etiam maneo otiosus hic.

SYRUS

Reddetur; ne time.

SANNIO

At ut omne reddat.
280

SYRUS

Omne reddet: tace modo, ac sequere hac.

SANNIO

Sequor.

CTESIPHO

Heus, heus, Syre.

SYRUS

Hem, quid est?

CTESIPHO

Obsecro hercle, hominem istum impurissimum

Quamprimum absolvitote; ne, si magis irritatus siet,

Aliqua ad patrem hoc permanet, atque ego tum perpetuo perierim.

SYRUS

Non fiet; bono animo es: tu cum illa te intus oblecta interim;

Et lectulos iube sterni nobis, et parari caetera.
285

Ego iam transacta re convertam me domum cum obsonio.

CTESIPHO

Ita quaeso: quando hoc bene successit, hilarem hunc sumamus diem.