his willingness to marry, thinking by this measure to disappoint it; but he defeats himself, for from his ready consent, CHREMES concludes the rumour false, and renews the treaty to the great embarrassment of PAMPHILUS, which, with the artifices DAVUS employs to extricate him, form the most diverting scenes of the play. However, when the affairs of PAMPHILUS and DAVUS are reduced to extremity, and a breach between father and son appears inevitable on account of the marriage with GLYCERA, and the refusal to accept PHILUMENA, a stranger called CRITO, most opportunely arrives from Andros, and discovers GLYCERA to be PASIBULA, the daughter of CHREMES, who willingly confirms her the wife of PAMPHILUS, and bestows PHILUMENA, his other daughter, on CHARINUS, a friend of PAMPHILUS, to the great satisfaction of all parties. DRAMATIS PERSONÆ. SIMO, an old man, the father of Pamphilus. SOSIA, the freedman of Simo. PAMPHILUS, the son of Simo. DAVUS, servant to Pamphilus. CHARINUS, a young man, the friend of Pamphilus. BYRRHIA, servant to Charinus. CHREMES, an old man, the friend of Simo. CRITO, a stranger, from the island of Andros. DROMO, a servant. GLYCERA, the Andrian. MYSIS, her maid. LESBIA, a midwife. MUTES. ARCHILLIS, Glycera’s nurse. SERVANTS belonging to Simo. * * * * * The Scene lies in ATHENS, in a street between the houses of Simo and Glycera. The TIME is about nine hours. PROLOGUE[56].