Perde 5
[Textpart 5]
I’ faith, he says what’s worthy of belief; do believe him, my father.
HANNO
I do believe him.
1330
AGORASTOCLES
And I believe him. But look (pointing.) I espy the Procurer Lycus,
1330
the worthy fellow; look, there he is—he’s betaking himself homeward.
AGORASTOCLES
He’s which you please, both the Procurer and Lycus. He has been keeping your daughters in servitude,
and from myself he has stolen some gold.
1335
HANNO
A pretty fellow for you to be acquainted with!
1335
AGORASTOCLES
Let’s bring him to justice.
AGORASTOCLES
For what reason?
HANNO
Because ’twere better for an action of damages to be brought against him Action of damages to be brought against him: Multum dici has been adopted as the reading, in preference to multo induci, which seems capable of no translation consistently with sense. The passage may possbly mean that he prefers an action at law to summary proceedings..
[Textpart 6]
No one, in my opinion at least, is deceived, who rightly states his case to his friends.
LYCUS
But by all my friends the one same thing is agreed upon, that I ought to hang myself, so as not to be adjudged to Agorastocles.
1340
AGORASTOCLES
Procurer, let’s away to the court of justice.
LYCUS
I do entreat you, Agorastocles, that I may be at liberty to hang myself.
HANNO
I summon you to justice.
LYCUS
But what have you to do with me?
HANNO
Because I affirm that both of these are my daughters, free women, and free by birth,
who, when little, were kidnapped together with their nurse.
