§744_745bÉ me, ne quid metuas, nil sciet.
As far as I am concerned, do not fear, he will know nothing.
§746Patrone, salve.
Greetings, patron.
§746bNil moror mi istius modi clientis.
I care nothing for clients of that sort.
§747Nunc hoc quod ad te noster me misit senex— §748Hoc mihi responde primum, quod ego te rogo: §749iam de istis rebus voster quid sensit senex?
Now, as for this, because of which our old man sent me to you— Answer me this first, which I ask you: has your old man already perceived anything about those matters?
§750Nil quicquam.
Nothing at all.
§750bNumquid increpavit filium?
Did he at all scold his son?
§751Tam liquidust quam liquida esse tempestas solet
He is as clear and serene as the weather is wont to be.
now he has ordered me to beg this of you with the greatest earnestness, that he might be permitted to inspect this house of yours.
§754Non sunt venales.
It is not for sale.
§754bScio equidem istuc.
Indeed I know that.
But the old man wants to build a gynaeceum here in his own house, and baths, and a walk, and a portico.
§757Quid ergo somniavit?
What then did he dream?
§757bEgo dicam tibi.
I will tell you.
he wants to give a wife to his son as soon as possible, for that purpose he wants to make a new gynaeceum.
§760nam sibi laudavisse hasce ait architectonem §761nescio quem exaedificatas insanum bene; §762nunc hinc exemplum capere volt, nisi tu nevis.
For he says some architect praised this house to him, one I know not who, as being insanely well built; now he wants to take a model from here, unless you are unwilling.
§763nam ille eo maiore hinc opere ex te exemplum petit, §764quia isti úmbram aestate tíbi esse audivit perbonam §765sub sicco lumine usque perpetuom diem.
For he seeks a model from you with all the greater effort for this reason, because he heard that you have excellent shade here in summer under the dry light all through the continuous day.
§766Immo edepol vero, quom usquequaque umbra est, tamen §767sol semper hic est usque a mani ad vesperum: §768quasi flagitator astat usque ad ostium, §769nec mi umbra hic usquamst, nisi si in puteo quaepiamst.
Nay indeed, by Pollux, when there is shade everywhere else, yet the sun is always here from morning till evening: it stands like a dun right at the door, nor have I any shade here anywhere, unless there is some in the well.
§770Quid, Sarsinatis ecqua est, si Vmbram non habes?
What, is there any Sarsinian woman, if you do not have an Umbrian [or: shade]?
§771Molestus ne sis.
Don't be annoying.
haec sunt sicut praedico.
These things are just as I say.
§772At tamen inspicere volt.
But yet he wants to inspect.
Let him inspect, if he likes; if there is anything which pleases him, from my model let him build [it] himself.
§774bEon, voco huc hominem?
Shall I go, shall I call the man hither?
§774cI, voca.
Go, call [him].
§775Alexándrum magnum atque Agathoclem aiunt maximas §776duo rés gessisse: quid mihi fiet tertio, §777qui solus facio facinora immortalia?
They say Alexander the Great and Agathocles achieved the greatest two deeds: what will happen to me, the third, who alone perform immortal deeds?
§778vehit hic clitellas, vehit hic autem alter senex.
This old man carries pack-saddles, and this other old man carries them too.
§779novicium mihi quaestum institui non malum: §780nam muliones mulos clitellarios §781habent, at égo habeo homines clitellarios.
I have set up a new trade for myself, and not a bad one: for muleteers have pack-carrying mules, but I have pack-carrying men.
§782magni sunt oneris: quidquid imponas vehunt.
They are of great capacity: whatever you impose on them, they carry.
§783nunc húnc hau scio án conloquár.
Now I don't know whether I should speak with this one.
congrediar.
I will approach.
§784heus Théopropides.
Hey, Theopropides!
§784bHém quis hic nóminat me?
Ha, who calls me by name here?
§785Eró servos múltis modís fidus.
A slave faithful to his master in many ways.
§785bÚnde is?
Where do you come from?
§786Quod me miseras, adfero omne impetratum.
What you had sent me for, I bring all accomplished.
§787Quid illíc, opsecro, tam diu destitisti?
Why, I pray, did you stay there so long?
§788Seni non erat otium, id sum opperitus.
The old man had no leisure; I waited for that.
§789Antiquom optines hoc tuom, tardus ut sis.
You keep your old habit, that you are slow.
§790Heus tu, si voles verbum hóc cogitare, §791simul flare sorbereque haud factu facilest. §792ego híc esse et íllic simitu hau pótui.
Hey you, if you will consider this saying, 'to blow and to swallow at the same time is not easy to do.' I could not be here and there at the same time.
§793Quid nunc?
What now?
§793bVise, specta tuo usque arbitratu.
Go, look, inspect continuously at your own pleasure.
§794Age i, duce me.
Come, go, lead me.
§794bNum moror?
Am I delaying?
§794cSupsequor te.
I follow you.
§795Senex ipsus te ante ostium eccum opperitur.
Look, the old man himself is waiting for you before the door.
§796sed ut maestus est se hasce aedis vendidisse.
But how sad he is that he sold this house.
§797Quid tandem?
Why, pray?
He begs me to persuade Philolaches to return those to him.
§798bHaud opinor.
I think not.
§799sibi quisque ruri metit.
Everyone reaps for himself in the country.
si male emptae §800forent, nobis istas redhibere haud liceret.
If they had been badly bought, it would not be permitted for us to return them.
§801lucri quidquid est, id domum trahere oportet.
Whatever gain there is, that we must drag home.
§802misericordias hominem oportet.
A man ought [to cast aside] pity.
§803Morare hercle facis.
By Hercules, you are making a delay.
subsequere.
Follow.
§803bFiat.
Let it be done.
§804dó tibi ego operám.
I am at your service.
§804bSenex illíc est.
The old man is there.
em, tibi ádduxi hominem.
See, I have brought the man to you.
§805Sálvom te advenisse peregre gaudeo, Theopropides.
I rejoice that you have arrived safe from abroad, Theopropides.
§806Dei te ament.
May the gods love you.
§806bInspicere te aedis has velle aiebat mihi.
Tranio was saying to me that you wanted to inspect this house.
§807Nisi tibi est incommodum.
Unless it is inconvenient to you.
§807bImmo commodum.
Nay, convenient.
i intro atque inspice.
Go inside and inspect.
But indeed, the women— Beware you care a straw for any woman.
§809qua libet perambula aedis oppido tamquam tuas.
Walk through the house wherever you please, completely as if it were yours.
§810Tamquam?
As if?
Ah, beware you cast it in his teeth now in his grief, that you have bought this.
non tu vides hunc, voltu uti tristi est senex?
Don't you see him, how sad in countenance the old man is?
§812Video.
I see.
Therefore lest you seem to mock him and exult exceedingly; do not make mention that you have bought this.
§813bIntellego,
I understand.