Studies in the Poetry of Italy, Part I. Roman — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
Studies in the Poetry of Italy, Part I. Roman
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Have you so little confidence in me as that? _Dem._ Do you want me to
take your word for it? Do you want me to seek no further in the
matter? All right, so be it. But what about the daughter of our
friend? What's to become of her? _Chr._ She'll be all right. _Dem._
Are we to drop her, then? _Chr._ Why not? _Dem._ And is Phanium to
remain? _Chr._ Just so. _Dem._ Well, Nausistrata, I guess we will
excuse you. [_Exit Nausistrata into her own house_]. Now, Chremes,
what in the world is all this about? _Chr._ Is that door tight shut?
_Dem._ Yes. _Chr._ [_leading his brother well out of earshot of the
house_]. O Jupiter! The gods are on our side. My daughter I have
found--married--to your son! _Dem._ What? How can that be? _Chr._ It
isn't safe to talk about it here. _Dem._ Well, go inside then. _Chr._
But see here, I don't want even our sons to find this out. [_They go
into Demipho's house._]
Antipho has seen Phædria's business happily settled, and now comes in,
feeling very gloomy about his own affairs. His deep dejection serves as
a happy contrast to the fortunate turn of his affairs which we have just
witnessed. In his unsettled state he starts off to find the faithful
Geta, when Phormio comes on the stage, in high spirits over his success
in cheating the old men out of their money in behalf of Phædria. It is
his own rôle now, he says, to keep well in the background. Now the door
of Demipho's house opens and out rushes Geta, shouting and
gesticulating: