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209 (SYRUS. SANNIO.)

SYRUS

Tace, egomet conveniam iam ipsum: cupide accipiat faxo; atque etiam

Bene dicat secum esse actum. Quid istuc, Sannio, est quod te audio
210

Nescio quid concertasse cum hero?

SANNIO

Nunquam vidi iniquius

Certationem comparatam quam haec hodie inter nos fuit:

Ego vapulando, ille verberando, usque ambo defessi sumus.

SYRUS

Tua culpa.

SANNIO

Quid agerem?

SYRUS

Adolescenti morem gestum oportuit.

SANNIO

Qui potui melius qui hodie usque os praebui?
215

SYRUS

Age, scis quid loquar?

Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum interdum est lucrum.

SANNIO

Hui!

SYRUS

Metuisti; si nunc de tuo iure concessisses paululum, atque

Adolescenti esses morigeratus, hominum homo stultissime,

Ne non tibi istuc foeneraret?

SANNIO

Ego spem pretio non emo.

SYRUS

Nunquam rem facies: abi: nescis inescare homines, Sannio.
220

SANNIO

Credo istuc melius esse: verum ego nunquam adeo astutus fui

Quin quicquid possem mallem auferre potius in praesentia.

SYRUS

Age; novi tuum animum; quasi iam usquam tibi sint viginti minae,

Dum huic obsequare. Praeterea autem te aiunt proficisci Cyprum.

SANNIO

Hem!

SYRUS

Coëmisse hinc quae illuc veheres multa; navem conductam; hoc, scio,
225

Animus tibi pendet. Ubi illinc, spero, redieris tamen hoc ages.

SANNIO

Nusquam pedem. Perii hercle; hac illi spe hoc inceperunt.

SYRUS

Timet:

Inieci scrupulum homini.

SANNIO

O scelera! illud vide

Ut in ipso articulo oppressit. Emtae mulieres

Complures; et item hine alia quae porto Cyprum.
230

Nisi eo ad mercatum venio, damnum maximum est.

Nunc si hoc omitto actum agam; ubi illinc rediero

Nihil est; refrixerit res. Nunc demum venis?

Cur passus? ubi eras? Ut sit satius perdere

Quam aut hic nunc manere tam diu, aut tum persequi.
235

SYRUS

Iamne enumerasti id quod ad te rediturum putes?

SANNIO

Hocine illo dignum est? hocine incipere Aeschinum?

Per oppressionem ut hanc mihi eripere postulet?

SYRUS

Labascit. Unum hoc habeo: vide si satis placet:

Potius quam venias in periculum, Sannio,
240

Servesne an perdas totum, dividuum face:

Minas decem conradet alicunde.

SANNIO

Hei mihi,

Etiam de sorte nunc venio in dubium miser?

Pudet nihil: omnes dentes labefecit mihi:

Praeterea colaphis tuber est totum caput.
245

Etiam insuper defrudat? nusquam abeo.

SYRUS

Ut lubet.

Numquid vis quin abeam?

SANNIO

Immo hercle hoc quaeso, Syre;

Ut ut haec sunt acta, potius quam lites sequar,

Meum mihi reddatur; saltem quanti emta est, Syre.

Scio te non usum antehac amicitia mea:
250

Memorem me dices esse et gratum.

SYRUS

Sedulo

Faciam: sed Ctesiphonem video: laetus est

De amica.

SANNIO

Quid quod te oro?

SYRUS

Paulisper mane.

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209
(Enter SYRUS, from the house of MICIO.)

SYRUS

(speaking to AECHINUS within.)

Say no more; I myself will arrange with him; I’ll make him glad to take the money at once, and

say besides that he has been fairly dealt with. (Addressing SANNIO.) Sannio, how is this, that I hear you have been having some dispute or other with my master?
210

SANNIO

I never saw a dispute on more unequal terms¹ than the one that has happened to-day between us; I, with being thumped, he, with beating me, were both of us quite tired.

SYRUS

Your own fault.

SANNIO

What could I do?

SYRUS

You ought to have yielded to the young man.

SANNIO

How could I more so, when to-day I have even afforded my face to his blows?
215

SYRUS

Well—are you aware of what I tell you? To slight money on some occasions is sometimes the surest gain.

What!—²

were you afraid, you greatest simpleton alive, if you had parted with ever so little³ of your right, and had humored the young man, that he would not repay you with interest?

SANNIO

I do not pay ready money for hope.

SYRUS

Then you’ll never make a fortune. Get out with you, Sannio; you don’t know how to take in mankind.
220

SANNIO

I believe that to be the better plan—but I was never so cunning as not, whenever I was able to get it, to prefer getting ready money.

SYRUS

Come, come, I know your spirit; as if twenty minae were any thing at all to you in comparison to obliging him; besides, they say that you are setting out for Cyprus —

SANNIO

(aside.) Hah!

SYRUS

That you have been buying up many things to take thither; and that the vessel is hired. This I know, your mind is in suspense; however, when you return thence, I hope you’ll settle the matter.
225

SANNIO

Not a foot do stir: Heavens! I’m undone! (Aside.) It was upon this hope they devised their project.

SYRUS

(aside.)

He is alarmed. I’ve brought the fellow into a fix.

SANNIO

(aside.)

Oh, what villainy!—Just look at that; how he has nicked me in the very joint.⁴ Several women have been purchased, and other things as well, for me to take to Cyprus .⁵

If I don’t get there to the fair, my loss will, be very great. Then if I postpone this business, and settle it when I come back from there, it will be of no use; the matter will be quite forgotten. Come at last? they’ll say. Why did you delay it? Where have you been? So that I had better lose it altogether

than either stay here so long, or be suing for it then.
235

SYRUS

Have you by this reckoned⁶ up what you calculate will be your profits?

SANNIO

Is this honorable of him? Ought Aeschinus to attempt this? Ought he to endeavor to take her away from me by downright violence?

SYRUS

(aside.)

He gives ground. (To SANNIO.) I have this one proposal to make; see if you fully approve of it.

Rather than you should run the risk, Sannio, of getting or losing the whole, halve it. He will manage to scrape together ten minae⁷ from some quarter or other.
240

SANNIO

Ah me! unfortunate wretch, I am now in danger of even losing part of the principal. Has he no shame? He has loosened all my teeth;

my head, too, is full of bumps with his cuffs; and would he defraud me as well? I shall go nowhere.
245

SYRUS

Just as you please. Have you any thing more to say before I go?

SANNIO

Why yes, Syrus, i’ faith, I have this to request. Whatever the matters that are past, rather than go to law, let what is my own be returned me; at least, Syrus, the sum she cost me.

I know that you have not hitherto made trial of my friendship; you will have no occasion to say that I am unmindful or ungrateful.
250

SYRUS

I’ll do the best I can. But I see Ctesipho; he’s in high spirits about his mistress.

SANNIO

What about what I was asking you?

SYRUS

Stay a little.

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SYRUS Tace, egomet conveniam iam ipsum: cupide accipiat faxo; atque etiam Bene dicat secum esse actum. Quid istuc, Sannio, est quod te audio 210 Nescio quid concertasse cum hero?

SANNIO Nunquam vidi iniquius Certationem comparatam quam haec hodie inter nos fuit: Ego vapulando, ille verberando, usque ambo defessi sumus.

SYRUS Tua culpa.

SANNIO Quid agerem?

SYRUS Adolescenti morem gestum oportuit.

SANNIO Qui potui melius qui hodie usque os praebui? 215

SYRUS Age, scis quid loquar? Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum interdum est lucrum.

SANNIO Hui!

SYRUS Metuisti; si nunc de tuo iure concessisses paululum, atque Adolescenti esses morigeratus, hominum homo stultissime, Ne non tibi istuc foeneraret?

SANNIO Ego spem pretio non emo.

SYRUS Nunquam rem facies: abi: nescis inescare homines, Sannio. 220

SANNIO Credo istuc melius esse: verum ego nunquam adeo astutus fui Quin quicquid possem mallem auferre potius in praesentia.

SYRUS Age; novi tuum animum; quasi iam usquam tibi sint viginti minae, Dum huic obsequare. Praeterea autem te aiunt proficisci Cyprum.

SANNIO Hem!

SYRUS Coëmisse hinc quae illuc veheres multa; navem conductam; hoc, scio, 225 Animus tibi pendet. Ubi illinc, spero, redieris tamen hoc ages.

SANNIO Nusquam pedem. Perii hercle; hac illi spe hoc inceperunt.

SYRUS Timet: Inieci scrupulum homini.

SYRUS Iamne enumerasti id quod ad te rediturum putes?

SANNIO Hocine illo dignum est? hocine incipere Aeschinum? Per oppressionem ut hanc mihi eripere postulet?

SYRUS Labascit. Unum hoc habeo: vide si satis placet: Potius quam venias in periculum, Sannio, 240 Servesne an perdas totum, dividuum face: Minas decem conradet alicunde.

SANNIO Hei mihi, Etiam de sorte nunc venio in dubium miser? Pudet nihil: omnes dentes labefecit mihi: Praeterea colaphis tuber est totum caput. 245 Etiam insuper defrudat? nusquam abeo.

SYRUS Ut lubet. Numquid vis quin abeam?

SANNIO Immo hercle hoc quaeso, Syre; Ut ut haec sunt acta, potius quam lites sequar, Meum mihi reddatur; saltem quanti emta est, Syre. Scio te non usum antehac amicitia mea: 250 Memorem me dices esse et gratum.

SYRUS Sedulo Faciam: sed Ctesiphonem video: laetus est De amica.

SANNIO Quid quod te oro?

SYRUS Paulisper mane.

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SYRUS (speaking to AECHINUS within.) Say no more; I myself will arrange with him; I’ll make him glad to take the money at once, and say besides that he has been fairly dealt with. (Addressing SANNIO.) Sannio, how is this, that I hear you have been having some dispute or other with my master? 210

SANNIO I never saw a dispute on more unequal terms 1 than the one that has happened to-day between us; I, with being thumped, he, with beating me, were both of us quite tired.

SYRUS Your own fault.

SANNIO What could I do?

SYRUS You ought to have yielded to the young man.

SANNIO How could I more so, when to-day I have even afforded my face to his blows? 215

SYRUS Well—are you aware of what I tell you? To slight money on some occasions is sometimes the surest gain. What!— 2 were you afraid, you greatest simpleton alive, if you had parted with ever so little 3 of your right, and had humored the young man, that he would not repay you with interest?

SANNIO I do not pay ready money for hope.

SYRUS Then you’ll never make a fortune. Get out with you, Sannio; you don’t know how to take in mankind. 220

SANNIO I believe that to be the better plan—but I was never so cunning as not, whenever I was able to get it, to prefer getting ready money.

SYRUS Come, come, I know your spirit; as if twenty minae were any thing at all to you in comparison to obliging him; besides, they say that you are setting out for Cyprus —

SANNIO (aside.) Hah!

SYRUS That you have been buying up many things to take thither; and that the vessel is hired. This I know, your mind is in suspense; however, when you return thence, I hope you’ll settle the matter. 225

SANNIO Not a foot do stir: Heavens! I’m undone! (Aside.) It was upon this hope they devised their project.

SYRUS (aside.) He is alarmed. I’ve brought the fellow into a fix.

SYRUS Have you by this reckoned 6 up what you calculate will be your profits?

SANNIO Is this honorable of him? Ought Aeschinus to attempt this? Ought he to endeavor to take her away from me by downright violence?

SYRUS (aside.) He gives ground. (To SANNIO.) I have this one proposal to make; see if you fully approve of it. Rather than you should run the risk, Sannio, of getting or losing the whole, halve it. He will manage to scrape together ten minae 7 from some quarter or other. 240

SANNIO Ah me! unfortunate wretch, I am now in danger of even losing part of the principal. Has he no shame? He has loosened all my teeth; my head, too, is full of bumps with his cuffs; and would he defraud me as well? I shall go nowhere. 245

SYRUS Just as you please. Have you any thing more to say before I go?

SYRUS I’ll do the best I can. But I see Ctesipho; he’s in high spirits about his mistress.

SANNIO What about what I was asking you?

SYRUS Stay a little.

Stable identifiers

SYRUS

Tace, egomet conveniam iam ipsum: cupide accipiat faxo; atque etiam

Bene dicat secum esse actum. Quid istuc, Sannio, est quod te audio
210

Nescio quid concertasse cum hero?

SANNIO

Nunquam vidi iniquius

Certationem comparatam quam haec hodie inter nos fuit:

Ego vapulando, ille verberando, usque ambo defessi sumus.

SYRUS

Tua culpa.

SANNIO

Quid agerem?

SYRUS

Adolescenti morem gestum oportuit.

SANNIO

Qui potui melius qui hodie usque os praebui?
215

SYRUS

Age, scis quid loquar?

Pecuniam in loco negligere maximum interdum est lucrum.

SANNIO

Hui!

SYRUS

Metuisti; si nunc de tuo iure concessisses paululum, atque

Adolescenti esses morigeratus, hominum homo stultissime,

Ne non tibi istuc foeneraret?

SANNIO

Ego spem pretio non emo.

SYRUS

Nunquam rem facies: abi: nescis inescare homines, Sannio.
220

SANNIO

Credo istuc melius esse: verum ego nunquam adeo astutus fui

Quin quicquid possem mallem auferre potius in praesentia.

SYRUS

Age; novi tuum animum; quasi iam usquam tibi sint viginti minae,

Dum huic obsequare. Praeterea autem te aiunt proficisci Cyprum.

SANNIO

Hem!

SYRUS

Coëmisse hinc quae illuc veheres multa; navem conductam; hoc, scio,
225

Animus tibi pendet. Ubi illinc, spero, redieris tamen hoc ages.

SANNIO

Nusquam pedem. Perii hercle; hac illi spe hoc inceperunt.

SYRUS

Timet:

Inieci scrupulum homini.

SYRUS

Iamne enumerasti id quod ad te rediturum putes?

SANNIO

Hocine illo dignum est? hocine incipere Aeschinum?

Per oppressionem ut hanc mihi eripere postulet?

SYRUS

Labascit. Unum hoc habeo: vide si satis placet:

Potius quam venias in periculum, Sannio,
240

Servesne an perdas totum, dividuum face:

Minas decem conradet alicunde.

SANNIO

Hei mihi,

Etiam de sorte nunc venio in dubium miser?

Pudet nihil: omnes dentes labefecit mihi:

Praeterea colaphis tuber est totum caput.
245

Etiam insuper defrudat? nusquam abeo.

SYRUS

Ut lubet.

Numquid vis quin abeam?

SANNIO

Immo hercle hoc quaeso, Syre;

Ut ut haec sunt acta, potius quam lites sequar,

Meum mihi reddatur; saltem quanti emta est, Syre.

Scio te non usum antehac amicitia mea:
250

Memorem me dices esse et gratum.

SYRUS

Sedulo

Faciam: sed Ctesiphonem video: laetus est

De amica.

SANNIO

Quid quod te oro?

SYRUS

Paulisper mane.

SANNIO

I never saw a dispute on more unequal terms¹ than the one that has happened to-day between us; I, with being thumped, he, with beating me, were both of us quite tired.

SYRUS

Your own fault.

SANNIO

What could I do?

SYRUS

You ought to have yielded to the young man.

SANNIO

How could I more so, when to-day I have even afforded my face to his blows?
215

SANNIO

I do not pay ready money for hope.

SYRUS

Then you’ll never make a fortune. Get out with you, Sannio; you don’t know how to take in mankind.
220

SANNIO

I believe that to be the better plan—but I was never so cunning as not, whenever I was able to get it, to prefer getting ready money.

SYRUS

Come, come, I know your spirit; as if twenty minae were any thing at all to you in comparison to obliging him; besides, they say that you are setting out for Cyprus —

SANNIO

(aside.) Hah!

SYRUS

That you have been buying up many things to take thither; and that the vessel is hired. This I know, your mind is in suspense; however, when you return thence, I hope you’ll settle the matter.
225

SANNIO

Not a foot do stir: Heavens! I’m undone! (Aside.) It was upon this hope they devised their project.

SYRUS

(aside.)

He is alarmed. I’ve brought the fellow into a fix.

SYRUS

Have you by this reckoned⁶ up what you calculate will be your profits?

SANNIO

Is this honorable of him? Ought Aeschinus to attempt this? Ought he to endeavor to take her away from me by downright violence?

SYRUS

(aside.)

He gives ground. (To SANNIO.) I have this one proposal to make; see if you fully approve of it.

Rather than you should run the risk, Sannio, of getting or losing the whole, halve it. He will manage to scrape together ten minae⁷ from some quarter or other.
240

SANNIO

Ah me! unfortunate wretch, I am now in danger of even losing part of the principal. Has he no shame? He has loosened all my teeth;

my head, too, is full of bumps with his cuffs; and would he defraud me as well? I shall go nowhere.
245

SYRUS

Just as you please. Have you any thing more to say before I go?

SYRUS

I’ll do the best I can. But I see Ctesipho; he’s in high spirits about his mistress.

SANNIO

What about what I was asking you?

SYRUS

Stay a little.