Perde 5
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Give him a goblet, then; put out the fire, if his heart’s in flames, that his head mayn’t be burnt.
DORDALUS
You’re making sport of me, I find.
TOXILUS
Would you like Would you like: This passage has been somewhat modified in the Translation. a new playfellow for you, Paegnium? (Pointing at DORDALUS.)
But sport on as you are wont, as this is a place of freedom. (PAEGNIUM struts about round DORDALUS.) O rare! you do stalk in a princely style and right merrily.
805
PAEGNIUM
It befits me to be merry, and I’ve a longing to play this Procurer some pranks, since he’s deserving of it.
TOXILUS
As you commenced, proceed.
PAEGNIUM
Take that, Procurer!
DORDALUS
I’m undone! he has almost knocked me down!
810
PAEGNIUM
Hey—be on your guard Be on your guard: In Weise’s Edition, servo, in this line, seems to be not so conformable to the sense of the passage as serva, which has been adopted. again.
810
DORDALUS
Sport on just as you please, while your master’s away from here.
PAEGNIUM
Don’t you see how obedient I am to your request? But why, on the other hand, are not you obedient to my request as well, and why don’t you do that which I advise you?
PAEGNIUM
Do you take a stout rope for yourself, and go hang yourself.
815
DORDALUS
Take you care, will you, that you don’t touch me, lest I give you a heavy return with this walking-stick.
PAEGNIUM
Make use of it; I give you leave.
TOXILUS
Come, come, Paegnium, put an end to it.
DORDALUS
By my faith, I’ll utterly destroy you all.
TOXILUS
But he, who dwells above Who dwells above: He alludes to Jupiter, the King of Heaven. us,
wishes you all ill, and will do you all ill. It’s not they that tell you so, but I.
820
Come (to the SLAVES.) carry round the honied wine The honied wine: He probably mentions mulsum, because that was the draught with which soldiers were regaled after victory.; give us drink in goblets quite full: it’s a long time now since we last drank; we’ve been athirst too long.
