§635ut hanc ne quoquam mitteret nisi ad se hunc annum totum.
on condition that she should not send her anywhere this whole year except to himself.
§636videtin viginti minae quid pollent quidve possunt?
Do you see what twenty minae can effect or what they are capable of?
§637ille qui íllas perdit salvos est, ego qui non perdo pereo.
He who loses them is safe; I, who do not lose them, am perishing.
§638Iam dedit argentum?
Has he already given the money?
§638bNon dedit.
He has not given it.
§638cBono animo es, ne formida.
Be of good courage, do not fear.
§639Secede huc, Libane, te volo.
Step aside here, Libanus, I want you.
§639bSi quid vis.
If you want anything.
I beseech you both, by that same effort, it is sweeter to talk embracing each other.
§641Non omnia eadem aeque omnibus, ere, suavia esse scito: §642vobis est suave amantibus complexos fabulari, §643ego complexum huius nil moror, meum autem hic aspernatur.
Know, master, that not all the same things are equally sweet to all: to you lovers, it is sweet to talk embracing each other, I care nothing for her embrace, while this fellow here spurns mine.
§644proinde istud facias ipse quod faciamus nobis suades.
therefore, do that yourself which you persuade us to do for ourselves.
§645Ego vero, et quidem edepol lubens.
Indeed I shall, and by Pollux, gladly.
interea, si videtur, §646concedite istuc.
Meanwhile, if you please, step over there.
§646bVin erum deludi?
Do you want the master to be made a fool of?
§646cDignust sane.
Indeed, he well deserves it.
§647Vin faciam ut te Philaenium praesente hoc amplexetur?
Do you want me to make Philaenium embrace you in his presence?
§648Cupio hercle.
By Hercules, I long for it.
§648bSequere hac.
Follow this way.
§648cEcquid est salutis? satis locuti.
Is there any help? You have spoken enough.
§649Auscultate atque operam date et mea dicta devorate.
Listen and attend, and devour my words.
§650primum omnium servos tuos nos esse non negamus; §651sed tibi si viginti minae argenti proferentur,
First of all, we do not deny that we are your slaves; but if twenty minae of silver are produced for you, by what name will you call us?
§652cNon patronos?
Not patrons?
§653Id potius.
That rather.
Twenty minae are in here in this purse, these I will give to you, if you wish.
§654bDi te servassint semper, §655custos erilis, decus popli, thensaurus copiarum, §656salus interioris † corporis amorisque imperator.
May the gods preserve you always, master's guardian, honor of the people, treasury of wealth, salvation of the inner body, and commander of love.
§657hic pone, hic istam colloca cruminam in collo plane.
Put it here, place that purse of yours right on my neck.
§658Nolo ego te, quí erus sis, mihi onus istuc sustinere.
I do not want you, who are the master, to bear that burden for me.
§659Quin tu labore liberas te atque istam imponis in me?
Why do you not free yourself from labor and place it upon me?
§660Ego baiulabo, tu, ut decet dominum, ante me ito inanis.
I will carry it; you, as becomes a master, go before me empty-handed.
§661Quid nunc?
What now?
§661bQuid est?
What is it?
§661cQuin tradis huc cruminam pressatum umerum?
Why do you not hand over the purse here to my pressed shoulder?
§662Hanc, cui daturus es, iube petere atque orare mecum.
Order her, to whom you are going to give this, to entreat and beg along with me.
§663nam istuc proclive est, quo iubes me plane collocare.
For that place is slippery where you order me to place it clearly.
§664Da, meus ocellus, mea rosa, mi ánime, mea voluptas, §665Leonida, argentum mihi, ne nos diiunge amantis.
Give it, my little eye, my rose, my soul, my pleasure, Leonida, give me the money, do not separate us lovers.
§666Dic me igitur tuom passerculum, gallinam, coturnicem, §667agnellum, haedillum me tuom dic esse vel vitellum, §668prehende auriculis, compara labella cum labellis.
Say then that I am your little sparrow, your hen, your quail, say that I am your little lamb, your kid, or your little calf, take me by the ears, match little lips with little lips.
§669Ten osculetur, verbero?
Is she to kiss you, you scoundrel?
§669bQuam vero indignum visum est?
Does it indeed seem so undeserved?
§670at qui pol hodie non feres, ni genua confricantur.
But by Pollux today you shall not get it, unless my knees are rubbed.
§671Quidvis egestas imperat: fricentur.
Poverty commands anything: let them be rubbed.
dan quod oro?
Do you give what I pray for?
§672Age, mi Leonida, obsecro, fer amanti ero salutem, §673redime istoc benefició te ab hoc, et tibi eme hunc isto argento.
Come, my Leonida, I pray, bring salvation to your loving master, redeem yourself from him by this favor, and buy him for yourself with that money.
§674Nimis bélla es atque amabilis, et si hoc meum esset, hodie §675numquam me orares quin darem: illum te orare meliust, §676illic hánc mihi servandam dedit.
You are too beautiful and lovely, and if this were mine, today you would never beg me without my giving it: it is better to entreat him, he gave this to me to keep.
ei sane bella belle.
Go on, beautiful girl, beg beautifully.
§677cape hoc sis, Libane.
Take this, please, Libanus.
§677bFurcifer, etiam me delusisti?
You scoundrel, did you mock me too?
§678Numquam hercle facerem, genua ni tam nequiter fricares.
By Hercules, I would never do it, if you did not rub my knees so wretchedly.
§679age sis tu in partem nunciam hunc delude atque amplexare hanc.
Come, please, now you in turn mock this man and embrace her.
§680Taceas, me spectes.
Keep silent, watch me.
Why do we not approach him, Philaenium, indeed, by Pollux, a most excellent man and not like this thief?
§682Inambulandum est: nunc mihi vicissim supplicabunt.
I must walk about: now in turn they will supplicate me.
By Hercules, I pray, Libanus, may your master be saved by your deeds, give me those twenty minae.
vides me amantem egere.
You see that I, a lover, am in need.
§685Videbitur.
It shall be considered.
factum volo.
I wish it done.
redito huc conticinno.
Return here at dead of night.
§686nunc istanc tantisper iube petere atque orare mecum.
now, meanwhile, order her to entreat and beg along with me.
§687Amandone exorarier vis ted an osculando?
Do you wish to be won over by caressing or by kissing?
§688Enim véro utrumque.
Indeed, both.
§688bErgo, obsecro, ét tu utrumque nostrum serva.
Therefore, I pray, do you also save both of us.
§689O Libane, mi patrone, mi trade istuc.
O Libanus, my patron, hand that over to me.
magis decorumst §690libertum potius quam patronum onus in via portare.
It is more fitting for a freedman rather than a patron to carry a burden on the road.
§691Mi Libane, ocellus aureus, donum decusque amoris, §692amabo, faciam quod voles, da istuc argentum nobis.
My Libanus, golden little eye, gift and honor of love, please, I will do what you wish, give that money to us.
§693Dic igitur med aniticulam, columbam vel catellum, §694hirundinem, monerulam, passerculum putillum, §695fac proserpentem bestiam me, duplicem ut habeam linguam,
Say then that I am your duckling, your dove, or your puppy, your swallow, your jackdaw, your tiny sparrow, make me a creeping beast, so that I may have a double tongue,