Perde 5
[Textpart 2]
Why your pleasure? Do you persist in eructating in my very face?
1300
PSEUDOLUS
An eructation is comforting to me; do indulge me in it; do but stand off.
SIMO
For my part I really do believe, you villain, that you are able in a single hour to drink up four right plentiful vintages of the Massic hills The Massic hills: The Massic hills were situate in the Falernian district, in the territory of Naples. The Massic or Falernian wine held the second rank among the choice wines of the Romans. It was considered fit for drinking when ten years old, and might be used up to the twentieth year, but when kept anger was considered to be injurious to the nervous system..
PSEUDOLUS
A winter hour A winter hour: The Romans divided the light part of the day. into twelve hours; consequently, the hours of the winter days were much shorter than the summer ones., add.
SIMO
You don’t remind me amiss. But tell me, however, whence I am to say that you are bringing your deeply-laden bark?
1305
PSEUDOLUS
I’ve just been having a thorough bout with your son.
That damsel is the cause of this; along with your son she is carousing, a free woman.
1310
SIMO
You are a most worthless fellow.
1310
PSEUDOLUS
But, Simo, wasn’t Ballio nicely diddled? How well I carried what I told you into effect.
SIMO
I know everything in its order, just as you managed each particular.
PSEUDOLUS
Why, then, do you hesitate to pay me the money?
SIMO
You ask what’s just, I confess; take it.
PSEUDOLUS
But you declared that you wouldn’t give it me; and still do you give it.
SIMO
Are you laughing at me?
What? Are you going to take this from your master, Pseudolus?
PSEUDOLUS
With most willing heart and soul.
SIMO
Prithee, can’t you venture to make me an abatement of some portion of this money?
PSEUDOLUS
No: you shall say that I really am a greedy fellow; for you shall never be richer by a single coin of this money.
I really didn’t suppose that it would ever come to pass with me that I should be begging of you.
