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What, I do that?
and therefore, fearing that, I concealed from you what I shall now mention.
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SIMO
You shall know; for now I almost feel confidence in you.
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DAVUS
Have you found out at last what sort of a person I am?
SIMO
The marriage was not to have taken place.
DAVUS
How? Not to have taken place?
SIMO
But I was making pretense, that I might test you all.
DAVUS
What is it you tell me?
DAVUS
Only see! I was not able to discover that. Dear me! what a cunning contrivance!
SIMO
Listen to this. Just as I ordered you to go from here into the house, he (pointing to CHREMES.) most opportunely met me.
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DAVUS
Ha! Are we undone, then?
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SIMO
I told him what you just now told me.
DAVUS
Why, what am I to hear?
SIMO
I begged him to give his daughter, and with difficulty I prevailed upon him.
SIMO
Eh—What was it you said?
DAVUS
Extremely well done, I say.
