§1207eidem ego te illim liberabo.
From that, I will free you from her.
nam si possem ullo modo §1208impetrare ut abiret, ne te abduceret, operam dedi; §1209verum oppressit.
Indeed, if I could by any means prevail upon her to leave without taking you with her, I would have taken pains; but she forced me.
§1209bDeos sperabo teque.
I will place my hope in the gods and in you.
postremo tamen §1210etsi istuc mi acerbumst, quia ero te carendum est optimo, §1211saltem id volup est, quom ex virtute formae évenit tibi §1212mea opera super hac vicina, quam ego nunc concilio tibi.
But after all, even though that is bitter to me, because I must be deprived of you, the best of masters, at least this is a pleasure, since by the virtue of your beauty, my assistance concerning this neighbor, whom I am now procuring for you, has turned out in this way for you.
What need is there of words? I will give you freedom and riches, if you obtain her.
§1214bReddam impetratum.
I will deliver her as obtained.
§1214cAt gestio.
But I am eager.
But moderation is fitting: control your mind, lest you be too eager.
séd eccam ipsam, egreditur foras.
But look at her herself, she is coming out.
§1216Era, éccum praesto mílitem.
Mistress, look, here is the soldier ready.
§1216bVbi est?
Where is he?
§1216cAd laevam.
To the left.
§1216dVideo.
I see him.
§1217Aspicito limis, ne ille nos se sentiat videre.
Look with sidelong glances, lest he perceive that we see him.
§1218Video.
I see him.
edepol nunc nos tempus est malas peioris fieri.
By Pollux, now is the time for us bad women to become worse.
§1219Tuomst principium.
It is your turn to begin.
§1219bObsecro, tute ipsum convenisti?
Please, did you meet him yourself?
§1220ne parce vocem, ut audiat.
Do not spare your voice, so that he may hear.
Indeed, I spoke with him himself, calmly, as long as it pleased me, at leisure, at my own discretion.
§1222Audin quae loquitur?
Do you hear what she is saying?
§1222bAudio.
I hear.
quam laeta est, quia ted adiit.
How happy she is because she approached you.
§1223O, fortunata mulier es.
Oh, you are a fortunate woman.
§1223bVt amari videor.
How I seem to be loved!
§1223cdignus esDignu's.
You are worthy of it.
§1224Permirum ecastor praedicas, te adiisse atque exorasse; §1225per epistulam aut per nuntium, quasi regem, adiri eum aiunt.
By Castor, you tell a very wonderful thing, that you approached and persuaded him; they say he is approached like a king, through a letter or a messenger.
§1226Namque edepol vix fuit cópia adeundi atque impetrandi.
Indeed, by Pollux, there was scarcely an opportunity of approaching and obtaining.
§1227Vt tu inclitus esinclitu's apud múlieres.
How famous you are among women.
§1227bPatiar, quando ita Venus volt.
I shall bear it, since Venus so wills.
§1228Veneri pol habeo gratiam, eandémque et oro et quaeso, §1229ut eius mihi sit copia quem amo quemque expetesso
Indeed, I thank Venus, and I pray and beseech her, that I may have access to him whom I love and desire, and that he may be kind toward me, and not grudge what I long for.
§1230benignusque erga me ut siet, quod cupiam ne gravetur. §1231Spero ita futurum, quamquam illum multae sibi expetessunt: §1232ille illas spernit segregat ab se omnis, extra te unam.
I hope it will be so, although many women desire him: he despises them and keeps them all away from him, except you alone.
§1233Ergo iste metus me macerat, quod ille fastidiosust, §1234ne óculi eius sententiam mutent, ubi viderit me, §1235atque eius elegantia meam extémplo speciem spernat.
Therefore, that fear torments me, because he is fastidious, lest his eyes change his mind when he sees me, and his elegance immediately despise my appearance.
§1236Non faciet, bonum animum habe.
He will not do so, cheer up.
† §1236bVt ipsa se contemnit.
How she undervalues herself!
§1237Metuo, ne praedicatio tua nunc meam formam exsuperet.
I fear lest your praise now exceed my beauty.
§1238Istuc curavi, ut opínione illius pulchrior sis.
I took care of that, so that you might be more beautiful than his expectation.
§1239Si pol me nolet ducere uxórem, genua amplectar §1240atque obsecrabo; alio modo, si non quibo impetrare, §1241consciscam letum: vivere sine illó scio me non posse.
If, indeed, he does not want to take me as his wife, I will embrace his knees and beseech him; otherwise, if I cannot obtain my wish, I will bring about my death: I know I cannot live without him.
§1242Prohibendam mortem mulieri videó.
I see death must be prevented for the woman.
adibon?
Shall I go to her?
§1242bMinime; §1243nam tu te vilem feceris, si te ultro largiere: §1244sine ultro veniat; quaeritet, desideret, exspectet
By no means; for you will make yourself cheap if you bestow yourself of your own accord: let her come of her own accord; let her seek, long for, and wait for you; let her: do you wish to lose that glory which you have?
§1245sine: perdere istam gloriam vis, quám habes? cave sis faxis.
Beware, please, of doing so.
§1246nam nulli mortali scio obtigisse hoc, nisi duobus, §1247tibi et Phaoni Lesbio, tam mulier sé ut amaret.
For I know this has happened to no mortal, except two, you and Phaon of Lesbos, that a woman loved him so much.
§1248Eo íntro, aut tu illum huc evoca foras, mea Milphidippa.
I am going inside, or you call him out here, my Milphidippa.
§1249Immo opperiamur, dum exeat aliquis.
Nay, let us wait until someone comes out.
§1250bOcclusae sunt foris.
The doors are closed.
§1250cExfringam.
I will break them open.
§1250dSana non es.
You are not safe.
§1251Si amavit umquam aut si parem sapientiam habet ac formam, §1252per amorem si quid fecero, clementi ánimo ignoscet.
If he ever loved, or if he has wisdom equal to his beauty, if I do anything through love, he will forgive with a merciful mind.
§1253Vt, quaeso, amore perditast tuo misera.
How, I pray, the wretched woman is ruined by your love.
§1253bMutuom fit.
It is mutual.
§1254Tace, ne aúdiat.
Be silent, lest she hear.
§1254bQuid astitisti obstupida? cur non pultas?
Why did you stand there dumbfounded? Why don't you knock?
§1255Quia non est intus quem ego volo.
Because he whom I want is not inside.
§1255bQui scis?
How do you know?
Indeed, I know, I smell him; for the nose would perceive by the smell if he were inside.
§1256bHariolatur.
She is prophesying.
§1257Quia mé amat, propterea Venus fecit eam ut divinaret.
Because she loves me, therefore Venus made her divine it.
§1258Nescio ubi hic prope adest quem expeto videre: olet profecto.
I know not where, near here is he whom I seek to see: indeed, he smells.
§1259Naso pol iam haec quidem plús videt quam óculis.
Indeed, this woman now sees more with her nose than with her eyes.
§1259bCaeca amore est.
She is blind with love.
§1260Tene me óbsecro.
Hold me, please.
§1260bQuor?
Why?
§1260cNe cadam.
Lest I fall.
§1260dQuid ita?
Why so?
Because I cannot stand, so does my spirit fail me through my eyes.
§1261bMilitem pol
Indeed, the soldier...