THEU. I see them. TRA. Look, how close together they are sleeping. THEU. Sleeping? TRA. That is, how they wink, I intended to say. Are you satisfied? THEU. The more I look at each particular, the more it pleases me. TRA. (_pointing_). Don't you see the painting, where one crow [12] is baffling two vultures? The crow stands there; it's pecking at them both in turn. This way, look, prithee, towards me [13], that you may be able to see the crow. (THEUROPIDES _turns towards him._) Now do you see it? THEU. (_looking about_). For my part, I really see no crow there. TRA. But do you look in that direction, towards yourselves, since you cannot discover the crow, if perchance you may be able to espy the vultures. (THEUROPIDES _turns towards_ SIMO.) Now do you see _them_? THEU. Upon my faith, I don't see them. TRA. But I _can see_ two vultures. THEU. To make an end of it with you, I don't see any bird at all painted here. TRA. Well then, I give it up. I excuse you; it is through age you cannot see. THEU. These things which I can _see_, really they do all please me mightily. SIM. (_coming forward_). Now, at length, it's worth your while to move further on. THEU. Troth, you give good advice. SIM. (_calling at the door_). Ho there, boy! take _this person_ round this house and the apartments. But I myself would have shown you round, if I hadn't had business at the Forum. THEU. Away with any one to show me over. I don't want to be shown over. Whatever it is, I'd rather go wrong than any one should show me over. SIM. The house I'm speaking of. THEU. Then I'll go in without any one to show me over. SIM. Go, by all means. THEU. I'll go in-doors, then. TRA. (_holding him back_). Stop, please; let me see whether the dog--THEU. Very well then, look. (TRANIO _looks into the passage._) TRA. There is one. THEU. (_looking in_). Where is it? TRA. (_to the dog_). Be off and be hanged! 'St, won't you be off to utter perdition with you? What, do you still linger? 'St, away with you from here! SIM. (_coming nearer to the door_). There's no danger. You only move on. It's as gentle [14] as a woman in childbed. You may boldly step in-doors wherever you like. I'm going hence to the Forum. THEU. You've acted obligingly. Good speed to you! (_Exit_ SIMO.) Tranio, come, make that dog move away from the door inside, although it isn't to be feared. TRA. Nay but (_pointing_), you look at it, how gently it lies. Unless you'd like yourself to appear troublesome and cowardly-- THEU. Very well, just as you like. TRA. Follow me this way then. THEU. For my part, I shall not move in any direction from your feet. (_They go into the house_.) [Footnote 1: _Sleep is not good_)--Ver. 681. It was a custom with the Romans to take a nap at noon, after the "prandium." The modern Italians have the same practice, and call it the "siesta." Simo has his private reasons for thinking that this nap is not wholesome in his own case.]