Perde 4
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Is this Mnesilochus, the son of Nicobulus, by force to detain my own mistress? What proceeding is this?
CHRYSALUS
This Captain’s opportunely come for me.
CLEOMACHUS
He doesn’t consider that I am a soldier, but a woman, who cannot defend myself and mine. But may neither Bellona nor Mars ever put confidence in me, if I don’t put him out of life, if I meet him, or if I don’t make him lose possession of his existence.
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NICOBULUS
Chrysalus, who’s this that’s threatening my son?
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CHRYSALUS
This is the husband of that woman with whom he is now reclining.
NICOBULUS
What! The husband?
CHRYSALUS
The husband, I say.
NICOBULUS
Prithee, is she married then?
CHRYSALUS
You’ll know before very long.
NICOBULUS
Wretch that I am; I’m utterly undone.
CHRYSALUS
How now? Does Chrysalus seem such a villain to you?
Come, chain me nowChain me now: He says this satirically pointing to his fetters, and do listen to your son. Didn’t I tell you that you would discover what sort of person he is?
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NICOBULUS
What shall I do now?
CHRYSALUS
Order me at once to be released, if you please; for, if I’m not released, he’ll just now be overpowering the young man in our presence.
CLEOMACHUS
There’s no gain that I should this day take so much delight in making,
as I should in falling upon him as he reclines with her, so that I might kill them both.
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CHRYSALUS
Don’t you hear what he says Why don’t you order me to be released?
NICOBULUS
Unbind him. I’m ruined; wretch that I am! I’m in a dreadful fright.
CLEOMACHUS
Then I’d make her, who publicly puts up her person for sale, not to say that she has got a person for her to laugh at.
