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
Precisely! the ones that used to come down from the farm
with loads of elm rods for you.
_Lib._
Teneo, atque idem te hinc vexerunt vinctum rus.
I have you: yes, the same ones that carried you off to the
farm in fetters.
_Lib._
Memor es probe,
verum in tonstrina ut sedebam, me infit percontarier,
ecquem filium Stratonis noverim Demaenetum.
dico me novisse extemplo et me eius servom praedico
esse, et aedis demonstravi nostras.
Remarkable memory, yours! However, when I was in the
barber’s chair he speaks up and asks me if I know a
Demaenetus, the son of Strato. I say yes at once, and
declare that I’m his servant, and I told him where our
house was.
_Lib._
Quid tum postea?
Well, what next?
_Leon._
Ait se ob asinos ferre argentum atriensi Saureae,
viginti minas, sed eum sese non nosse hominem qui siet,
ipsum vero se novisse callide Demaenetum.
quoniam ille elocutus haec sic--
He says he’s bringing money for the asses to steward Saurea,
eighty pounds; but that he doesn’t know the man at all: says
he knows Demaenetus himself well, though. After he had given
me an account of things this way--
_Lib._
Quid tum?
What next?
_Leon._
Ausculta ergo, scies. 350
extemplo facio facetum me atque magnificum virum,
dico med esse atriensem. sic hoc respondit mihi:
“ego pol Sauream non novi neque qua facie sit scio.
te non aequomst suscensere. si erum vis Demaenetum,
quem ego novi, adduce: argentum non morabor quin feras.”
Well, listen and you’ll find out. Instantly I pose as a
fine, superior sort of creature and tell him I am the
steward. Here’s the way he answered me: “Well, well,” says
he, “I am not acquainted with Saurea personally and I don’t
know what he looks like. You have no reason to take offence.
Bring along your master Demaenetus whom I do know, if you
please: I’ll let you have the money without delay.”
ego me dixi erum adducturum et me domi praesto fore;
ille in balineas iturust, inde huc veniet postea.
quid nunc consili captandum censes? dic.
I told him I would bring my master and be at home waiting
for him. He’s going to the baths: then he’ll be here later.
What do you propose now for a plan of campaign? Tell me.
_Lib._
Em istuc ago,
quo modo argento intervortam et adventorem et Sauream.
iam hoc opus est exasciato[10]; nam si ille argentum prius 360
hospes huc affert, continuo nos ambo exclusi sumus.
nam me hodie senex seduxit solum sorsum ab aedibus,
mihi tibique interminatust nos futuros ulmeos,
ni hodie Argyrippo essent viginti argenti minae;
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