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[Textpart 7]
Young man—what is it? What do you want? Why are you knocking?
PLEUSICLES
I’m come to inquire for Philocomasium; I’m come from her mother. If she’s for going, let her set off.
She is delaying us all; we wish to weigh anchor.
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PYRGOPOLINICES
Her things have been some time in readiness. Hearkye, Palaestrio, take some assistants with you to carry to the ship her golden trinkets, her furniture, apparel, all her precious things. All the articles are already packed up which I gave her.
PLEUSICLES
Troth now, prithee, do make haste.
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PYRGOPOLINICES
There shall be no delay. Pray, what is it that has been doneThat has been done: He asks what has been done with or become of, his eye? On which Pleusicles tells him, by way of a quibble, that he has got his eye, alluding to the right one, while the Captain refers to the left, against which the lectica is placed. with your eye?
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PLEUSICLES
Troth, hut I have my eye.
PYRGOPOLINICES
But the left one I mean.
PLEUSICLES
I’ll tell you. On account of the sea, I use this eye less; but if I kept away from the seaFrom the sea: There is a pun here, which cannot be preserved in the translation. Si abstinuissem a mareIf I kept away from the sea, may also be read, Si abstinuissem amare, If I refrained from loving. The Captain understands him in the former sense, thinking that he means that he has got a disease in his eye, which may be increased by leading a seafaring life., I should use the one like the other.
But they are detaining me too long.
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PYRGOPOLINICES
See, here they are coming out.
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[Textpart 8]
Prithee, when will you this day make an end of your weeping?
PHILOCOMASIUM
What can I do but weep? I am going away hence where I have spent my days most happily.
PALAESTRIO
See, there’s the man that has come from your mother and sister.
PYRGOPOLINICES
Palaestrio, do you hear?
PALAESTRIO
What is your pleasure?
PYRGOPOLINICES
Aren’t you ordering those presents to be brought out which I gave her?
PLEUSICLES
Health to you, Philocomasium.
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