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Without her trappings, with all her inwards With all her inwards: Cum intestinis omnibus. By this unfeeling expression, the fellow means, stark naked, just as she stands. However, we will do him the justice to suppose that when, in the sequel, she is led away by Simmia, a toga is thrown over her for decency’s sake..
CALIDORUS
What? Have you sold my mistress?
BALLIO
Decidedly; for twenty minae.
CALIDORUS
For twenty minae?
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BALLIO
Or, in other words, for four times five minae, whichever you please, to a Macedonian Captain; and I’ve already got fifteen of the minae at home.
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CALIDORUS
What is it that I hear of you?
BALLIO
That your mistress has been turned into money.
CALIDORUS
Why did you dare to do so?
BALLIO
’Twas my pleasure; she was my own.
CALIDORUS
Hallo! Pseudolus. Run, fetch me a sword.
PSEUDOLUS
What need is there of a sword?
CALIDORUS
With which to kill this fellow this instant, and then myself.
PSEUDOLUS
But why not kill yourself only rather? For famine will soon be killing him.
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CALIDORUS
What do you say, most perjured of men as many as are living upon the earth? Did you not take an oath that you would sell her to no person besides myself?
CALIDORUS
In solemn form In solemn form: To take an oath in solemn form, or, concepts verbis, was when the oath was repeated by another person, and the party swearing him followed in his words. The Roman formula for swearing was Ex animi mei sententiâ iuro., to wit.
BALLIO
Aye, and well considered too.
CALIDORUS
You have proved perjured, you villain.
BALLIO
I sacked the money at home, however.
Villain as I am, I am now able to draw upon a stock of silver in my house; whereas you who are so dutiful, and born of that grand family, haven’t a single coin.
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