That’s a nice boy! (_petting him_) Now this is what I want you to do. I want to give my sister a dinner to-day to celebrate her coming. I’ll tell them to bring you out some money at once, and you’re to see to provisioning us in perfectly splendid style. (_turns to call to servant hither_) _Pistoc._ Ego opsonabo, nam id flagitium meum sit, mea te gratia et operam dare mi et ad eam operam facere sumptum de tuo. (_eagerly_) I’ll stand the provisioning myself: why, it wouldn’t be decent of me to let you give me a good time, in your kindness, and pay the bills for it too. _Bacch._ At ego nolo dare te quicquam. (_glancing slyly at her sister_) But I don’t want it to cost you anything. _Pistoc._ Sine. Do let me. _Bacch._ Sino equidem, si lubet propera, amabo. Oh, very well, if you really want to. Hurry along, there’s a dear. _Pistoc._ Prius hic adero quam te amare desinam. 100 (_fondly_) I’ll be back before I’ve stopped loving you. [EXIT _Pistoclerus_. _Soror_ Bene me accipies advenientem, mea soror. You’re going to entertain me finely on my arrival, sister mine. _Bacch._ Quid ita, obsecro? Indeed? Why do you say that? _Soror_ Quia piscatus meo quidem animo hic tibi hodie evenit bonus. Well, that’s something fine in the fish line (_with a smile toward the retreating figure of Pistoclerus_) you’ve landed to-day, at least I think so. _Bacch._ Meus ille quidemst. tibi nunc operam dabo de Mnesilocho, soror, ut hic accipias potius aurum, quam hinc eas cum milite. Oh yes, I’ve caught him all right. Now I must help you out in regard to Mnesilochus, my dear, so that you may pick up some money here rather than go trooping off with the Captain. _Soror_ Cupio. I do so wish you would. _Bacch._ Dabitur opera. aqua calet. eamus hinc intro, ut laves. nam uti navi vecta es, credo timida es. We’ll see to it. (_going toward house_) The water’s hot: let’s go inside so that you may bathe. For after that sea trip of yours I dare say you’re feeling shaky. _Soror_ Aliquantum, soror.[6] (106) More or less, sister. _Bacch._ Sequere hac igitur me intro in lectum, ut sedes lassitudinem. (108) Come on in with me then, so as to lie down and get rested. [EXEUNT. I. 2. Scene 2. (_An hour has elapsed._) ENTER _Pistoclerus_ PRECEDED BY SLAVES CARRYING PROVISIONS, FLOWERS, ETC. _Lydus_ FOLLOWS. _Lydus_