Perde 4
[Textpart 3]
Why, I tell you that I’ll give you credit.
485
TOXILUS
Tell me in sober truth, is she now at liberty?
485
DORDALUS
Go, go to the Forum, to the Praetor To the Praetor: Who has just manumitted the damsel, by his lictor laying upon her the vindicta, or festuca, the rod of liberty, and then registering her name.; make all enquiries, since you don’t choose to give me credit. She is at liberty, I say. Do you hear me at all?
485
TOXILUS
May all the Deities bless you then. And never from this time forward, will I wish to you or yours what you don’t wish.
DORDALUS
Be off: don’t be swearing that. I quite believe you.
490
TOXILUS
Where is your freed-woman now?
TOXILUS
Do you say so? Is she at our house?
DORDALUS
I do say so, I tell you; she is at your house, I say.
TOXILUS
So may the Deities favour me, for this thing many blessings from me are in store for you: for there’s a certain matter, which I refrained from mentioning to you; now I’ll disclose it, and from it you can make a very large profit. I’ll give you cause to remember me so long as you exist.
DORDALUS
My ears are wanting some kind deeds by way of assistance to these kind words.
495
TOXILUS
It’s only your deserts, that I should do as you deserve. And that you may know that I will do so, take this letter (showing him a letter.) read it over.
DORDALUS
What has this got to do with me?
TOXILUS
Why yes, it bears reference to yourself, and it does relate to you. But it has just now been brought me from Persia, from my master.
DORDALUS
What does it say?
TOXILUS
Make enquiry of its own self: it will tell you itself.
DORDALUS
Give it me, then.
500
TOXILUS
But read it aloud.
500
