Perde 3
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Come, take her, please.
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A CAPTAIN
What madness possesses you? What mystery are you devising for me? Why don’t you order the Music-girl Order the Music-girl: Periphanes has ordered the girl who has just come, and whom he takes to be Acropolistis, to be brought out; whereas the Captain is in love with the first, who is passing for the old gentleman’s daughter and this mistake occasions the dispute to be brought from in-doors?
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PERIPHIANES
Why, this is the Music-girl. There’s no other one here.
A CAPTAIN
You can’t impose on me. Why don’t you bring out here the Music-girl Acropolistis?
PERIPHIANES
This, I tell you, is she.
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A CAPTAIN
This, I tell you, is not she. Do you suppose that I can’t know my own mistress?
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PERIPHIANES
It was this Music-girl, I tell you, for whom my son was dying with love.
A CAPTAIN
This is not she.
PERIPHIANES
How, not she?
PERIPHIANES
Where in the world, then, does, she come from? For my part, i’ faith, I certainly paid the money for her.
A CAPTAIN
Foolishly paid, I guess, and a mighty mistake.
PERIPHIANES
Nay, but this is she; for I sent the servant who is in the habit of attending my son; he himself this moment purchased the Music-girl.
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A CAPTAIN
Well then, this fellow has cut you up joint by joint, old gentleman, this servant of yours.
PERIPHIANES
How, cut me up?
A CAPTAIN
Such is my suspicion;
for she has been palmed upon you for that Music-girl. Old gentleman, you’ve been bubbled clearly and cleverly. I shall now go seek her wherever she is.
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PERIPHIANES
Bravo, bravo! Epidicus You’re a clever fellow! You have fought well—you’re a man! you’ve wiped my nose when snivelling, worthless fellow that I am!
Did Apaecides purchase you to-day of the procurer? (A pause.) Come now, tell me.
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