Perde 4
[Textpart 4]
Hark you, do you keep an eye upon him.
TOXILUS
Why don’t you then go in?
DORDALUS
I’ll go and fetch the money.
[Textpart 5]
Upon my word, young lady, you have given us praiseworthy aid, good. and wise, and sensible.
DAUGHTER
If for good persons
anything good is done, the same is wont to be both important and pleasing.
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TOXILUS
Do you hear, you Persian, when you’ve got the money of him, do you pretend as though you are going straight to the ship.
SAGARISTIO
Don’t teach me.
TOXILUS
Betake yourself back again to our house, that way (pointing.) down the lane through the garden.
SAGARISTIO
You are naming what’s intended to be done.
TOXILUS
But don’t you at once be changing your quarters with the money, I recommend you.
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SAGARISTIO
What’s worthy of yourself, do you take to be worthy of me?
TOXILUS
Hold your tongue; lower your voice; the spoil is coming out of doors.
[Textpart 6]
Sixty minae of assayed silver are here (pointing at the bag.) less two didrachms.
SAGARISTIO
What’s the meaning of those didrachms?
DORDALUS
To pay for this bag, or else to cause it to come home again.
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SAGARISTIO
Lest you mightn’t be enough of a Procurer, did you fear, wretched, filthy, avaricious creature, that you might lose your bag?
TOXILUS
Pray, let him alone; since he is a Procurer, he isn’t doing anything surprising.
DORDALUS
I’ve judged from omens that I should make some profit to-day;
nothing is of value so small to me, but that I grudge to lose it. Come, take this, will you?
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