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If you can bear to be enjoying yourself, do you come: you shall live with me; you shall be treated with right royal entertainment.
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SAGARISTIO
Out upon it (rubbing himself.) my shoulder-blades are quite itching now, because I’ve heard you mention these things.
TOXILUS
But this one thing is torturing me.
SAGARISTIO
Why, what is it?
TOXILUS
This day is the very last day, to determine whether my mistress is to be free, or whether she is to endure lasting servitude.
SAGARISTIO
What, then, do you now desire?
TOXILUS
You have it in your power to make me your friend for ever.
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SAGARISTIO
In what way?
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TOXILUS
In lending me six hundred didrachms, for me to pay the same for her freedom, which I will forthwith refund you in the next three or four days. Come, do be good-natured; give me your help.
SAGARISTIO
With what assurance, you impudent fellow, do you venture to ask so much money of me?
Why, if I myself were to be sold all in one lot, it’s hardly possible for as much to be received as you are asking me for; for now you are asking for water from a pumice-stone, which is all a-dry itself.
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TOXILUS
Ought you to be treating me in this fashion?
SAGARISTIO
What am I to do?
TOXILUS
Do you ask the question? Beg it on loan from somebody.
SAGARISTIO
You do the same as you are asking me.
TOXILUS
I’ve been trying; I’ve found it nowhere.
SAGARISTIO
I really will try, if any one will trust me.
TOXILUS
Am I then to consider it Am I then to consider it: Nempe habeo in mundo? Literally, I have it in the world, I suppose? implying that he presumes, that if possible, Sagaristio will comply with his request. as a thing in possibility?
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SAGARISTIO
If I had had it at home, I’d promise it at once. This is in my power, to use my best endeavours.
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TOXILUS
Whatever it is, come you home to me.
