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and they were to have made a livelihood, disgraceful to their station, by their persons.
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A BOY
Haudones illi Haudones illi: Shall I not bid him welcome?.
GIDDENEME
Havon bene si illi, in mustine.
Me ipsi et eneste dum et alamna cestinum Alamna cestinum: Child, remember that they are at the Festival of Venus. The time is not proper as yet. Hold your peace at present, and keep the Captain in ignorance of this..
AGORASTOCLES
What is it they are saying among themselves? Tell me.
MILPHIO
He’s saluting his mother, and she this her son.
HANNO
Hold your peace, and let alone the woman’s gear.
1145
MILPHIO
What gear is that?
(To MILPHIO.) Do you lead these people in-doors (pointing to his SERVANTS.) and bid this nurse to come away together with you to your house.
AGORASTOCLES
Do as he requests.
GIDDENEME
But who’s to point them out to you?
AGORASTOCLES
I will, right skilfully.
GIDDENEME
I’ll go away then.
1150
AGORASTOCLES
I’d only rather that you would do so, than say so.
1150
MILPHIO
Upon my faith, I do think that this day the very thing that I said by way of joke
will be coming to pass both soberly and seriously,
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that these will be discovered to-day to be his daughters.
AGORASTOCLES
Troth, that very thing is quite certain now. Do you, Milphio, take them (pointing to the SERVANTS) in-doors; we’ll wait here for these damsels.
