Perde 5
[Textpart 7]
Hark you! Procurer.
LYCUS
What do you want with a Procurer amid business?
AGORASTOCLES
You to restore me my money before I take you hence to be laid in fetters.
LYCUS
May the Gods grant better things!
1400
AGORASTOCLES
Even so; you’ll be dining away from home. I see Gold, silver, and your neck, Procurer, the three things are you now owing to me all at once.
1400
HANNO
What it befits me to do in this matter, I’m considering with myself. If I should attempt to take vengeance on this fellow, I shall be engaging in litigation in a strange city. So far as I hear, his disposition and manners, of the nature that they are—
ADELPHASIUM
My father, do have no dealings with this man, I conjure you.
1405
ANTERASTYLIS
Do listen to my sister. Come, put an end to your strife with the rascal.
HANNO
Attend to this, will you, Procurer. Although I know that you deserve to come to ruin, I’ll not try the matter with you.
AGORASTOCLES
Nor I, if you restore me my gold; Procurer, when let go from the fetters—you may get thrust into prison.
LYCUS
What, your old habit still?
1410
ANTHEMONIDES
Carthaginian, I wish to excuse myself to you. If I have said anything in my passion against the inclination of your feelings, I beg that you will pardon it; and as you have found these daughters of yours, so may the Deities bless me, it is a pleasure to me.
1410
HANNO
I both forgive and believe you.
ANTERLASTYIS
Procurer, do you take care either to find me a mistress, or return me the mina of gold.
LYCUS
Should you like to have my music-girl?
1415
ANTHEMONIDES
I don’t care for a music-girl; you don’t know which is the greater, their cheeks or their bosoms.
1415
LYCUS
I’ll find one to please you.
LYCUS
To-morrow I’ll bring back your gold to your house.
AGORASTOCLES
Take care that you keep that in memory.
