Perde 3
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Your son has bought a house.
THEUROPIDES
Bravo! Philolaches is taking after his father! The fellow now turns to merchandize.
TRANIO
A house, I tell you. But do you know of what sort?
640
THEUROPIDES
How can I know?
THEUROPIDES
What’s the matter?
TRANIO
Don’t ask me that.
TRANIO
Bright as a mirror, pure brilliancy itself.
THEUROPIDES
Excellently done, upon my faith! Well, how much did he agree to give for it?
TRANIO
As many great talents as you and I put together make;
but these forty minae he paid by way of earnest. (Pointing to the BANKER.) From him he received what we paid the other man. Do you quite understand Do you quite understand: Warner suggests, that by using this expression before the Banker, he intends to make a secret of the house being haunted, and that he keeps up the mystery in the succeeding line.? For after this house was in such a state as I mentioned to you, he at once purchased another house for himself.
645
THEUROPIDES
Excellently done, upon my faith!
A BANKER
Hark you. Mid-day is now close at hand.
TRANIO
Prithee, do dismiss this puking fellow, that he mayn’t worry us to death.
Appears to be a repeat of line 630 in the Latin continuing into the firt part of line 631.Forty-four minae are due to him, both principal and interest.
A BANKER
’Tis just that much; I ask for nothing more.
