Perde 4
[Textpart 2]
I’ve now come back; and I’ll go see whether perchance my brother has yet returned.
pray do take care that he doesn’t suddenly rush in upon us here.
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SYRUS
Now will you hold your tongue? I’ll take care.
550
CTESIPHO
Never this day will I depend on your management for that, upon my faith;
for I’ll shut myself up with her in some cupboardWith her in some cupboard: Donatus observes that the young man was silly in this, for if discovered to be there he would be sure to be caught. His object, however, for going there would be that he might not be discovered.—that’s the safest.
SYRUS
Do so, still I’ll get rid of him.
DEMEA
But see! there’s that rascal, Syrus.
SYRUS
Really, upon my faith, no person can stay here, if this is to be the case!
For my part, I should like to know how many masters I have—what a cursed condition this is
555
DEMEA
What’s he whining about? What does he mean? How say you, good sir, is my brother at home?
SYRUS
What the plague do you talk to me about, good sir? I’m quite distracted!
DEMEA
What’s the matter with you?
SYRUS
Do you ask the question? Ctesipho has been beating me, poor wretch, and that Music-girl, almost to death.
DEMEA
Ha! what is it you tell me?
SYRUS
Aye, seehow he has cut my lip.
DEMEA
For what reason?
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SYRUS
He says that she was bought by my advice.
560
DEMEA
Did not you tell me, a short time since, that you had seen him on his way into the country?
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SYRUS
I did; but he afterward came back, raving like a madman; he spared nobody—ought he not to have been ashamed to beat an old man? Him whom, only the other day, I used to carry about in my arms when thus high?
