Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi: Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two; Bacchises, The CaptivesPlautus, Titus Maccius
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Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi: Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two; Bacchises, The Captives
Plautus, Titus Maccius
Latin drama (Comedy); Latin drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
Come on, shake out your cloak.
_Strob._
Tuo arbitratu.
(_doing so_) Anything you say.
_Eucl._
Ne inter tunicas habeas.
Um! probably under your tunic.
_Strob._
Tempta qua lubet.
(_cheerfully_) Feel anywhere you please.
_Eucl._
Vah, scelestus quam benigne: ut ne abstulisse intellegam.
novi sycophantias. age rusum ostende huc manum
dexteram.
Ugh! you rascal! How obliging you are! That I may think you
didn’t take it! I’m up to your dodges. (_searches him_) Once
more now--out with your hand, the right one.
_Strob._
Em.
(_obeying_) There you are.
_Eucl._
Nunc laevam ostende.
Now the left one.
_Strob._
Quin equidem ambas profero. 650
(_obeying_) Why, certainly: here’s the both of ’em.
_Eucl._
Iam scrutari mitto. redde huc.
Enough of this searching. Now give it here.
_Strob._
Quid reddam?
What?
_Eucl._
A, nugas agis,
certe habes.
Oh-h! Bosh! You must have it!
_Strob._
Habeo ego? quid habeo?
I have it? Have what?
_Eucl._
Non dico, audire expetis.
id meum, quidquid habes, redde.
I won’t say: you’re too anxious to know. Anything of mine
you’ve got, hand it over.
_Strob._
Insanis: perscrutatus es
tuo arbitratu, neque tui me quicquam invenisti penes.
Crazy! You went all through me as much as you liked without
finding a solitary thing of yours on me.
_Eucl._
Mane, mane. quis illic est? quis hic intus alter erat tecum simul?
perii hercle: ille nunc intus turbat, hunc si amitto hic abierit.
postremo hunc iam perscrutavi, his nihil habet. abi quo lubet.
(_excitedly_) Wait, wait! (_turns toward temple and
listens_) Who’s in there? Who was that other fellow in
there along with you? (_aside_) My Lord! this is awful,
awful! There’s another one at work in there all this time.
And if I let go of this one, he’ll skip off. (_pauses_)
But then I’ve searched him already: he hasn’t anything.
(_aloud_) Off with you, anywhere! (_releases him with a
final cuff_)
_Strob._
Iuppiter te dique perdant.
(_from a safe distance_) You be everlastingly damned!
_Eucl._
Haud male egit gratias.
ibo intro atque illi socienno tuo iam interstringam gulam.
fugin hinc ab oculis? abin an non.
(_aside, dryly_) Nice way he has of showing his gratitude.
(_aloud, sternly_) I’ll go in there, and that accomplice of
yours--I’ll strangle him on the spot. Are you going to
vanish? Are you going to get out, or not? (_advances_)
_Strob._
Abeo.
(_retreating_) I am, I am!
_Eud._
Cave sis[15] te videam. 660
And kindly see I don’t set eyes on you again.
[EXIT _Euclio_ TOWARD TEMPLE.
IV. 5.
Scene 5.
_Strob._
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