§86bTeneo.
I see.
They kept mentioning Phaedrus, or Clinia, or Niceratus; for these three then at the same time were in love.
Eho, quid Pamphilus?
Quid? symbolam
"Aha, what about Pamphilus?" "What?
§89Dedit, coenavit. Gaudebam.
He paid his share, and dined." I was glad.
Item alio die §90Quaerebam: comperiebam nihil ad Pamphilum
Likewise on another day I kept inquiring: I found that nothing whatsoever concerned Pamphilus.
Indeed, I thought he had been tested sufficiently, and was a great example of self-control.
§93Nam qui cum ingeniis conflictatur eiusmodi, §94Neque commovetur animus in ea re tamen, §95Scias posse habere iam ipsum suae vitae modum.
For when one is in conflict with characters of that sort, and yet his mind is not moved in that matter, you may know that he himself can now hold the measure of his own life.
§96Cum id mihi placebat tum uno ore omnes omnia §97Bona dicere, et laudare fortunas meas §98Qui gnatum haberem tali ingenio praeditum.
While that was pleasing to me, then everyone with one voice began to say all good things, and to praise my good fortune in having a son endowed with such a character.
§99Quid verbis opus est? hac fama impulsus Chremes,
What need is there of words?
Impelled by this reputation, Chremes came to me of his own accord to give his only daughter as a wife to my son with the largest dowry.
§102Placuit; despondi.
It pleased me; I betrothed them.
Hic nuptiis dictus est dies.
This day was appointed for the wedding.
§103Quid obstat cur non verae fiant?
What stands in the way of their becoming real?
§103bAudies.
You shall hear.
Almost within a few days in which these things were done, Chrysis, this neighbor, dies.
§105bO factum bene!
Oh, well done!
§106Beasti; metui a Chryside.
You have made me happy; I was afraid of Chrysis.
§106bIbi tum filius §107Cum illis qui amabant Chrysidem una aderat frequens; §108Curabat una funus, tristis interim, §109Nonnunquam collacrumabat: placuit tum id mihi.
Then, there, my son was constantly present with those who loved Chrysis; he took care of the funeral with them, sad meanwhile, and sometimes wept with them: that then pleased me.
§110Sic cogitabam; Hic, parvae consuetudinis §111Causa, mortem huius tam fert familiariter: §112Quid si ipse amasset? quid mihi hic faciet patri?
Thus I thought: "This boy, for the sake of a slight acquaintance, bears her death so intimately; what if he himself had been in love?
What will he do for me, his father?" I thought all these were the duties of a humane character and a gentle mind.
Quid multis moror?
Why do I delay you with many words?
I myself also, for his sake, went forth to the funeral, suspecting no evil as yet.
§116bHem, quid est?
Ah, what is it?
§116cScies.
You shall know.
§117Effertur: imus.
The body is carried out: we go.
Interea inter mulieres §118Quae ibi aderant forte unam adspicio adolescentulam, §119Forma. §119bBona fortasse.
Meanwhile, among the women who happened to be present there, I see one young girl, of a beauty— Beautiful, perhaps.
And of a countenance, Sosia, so modest, so lovely, that nothing could exceed it.
§121Quia tum mihi lamentari praeter caeteras §122Visa est, et quia erat forma praeter caeteras §123Honesta et liberali, accedo ad pedisequas; §124Quae sit rogo.
Because she then seemed to me to lament beyond the rest, and because she was of a beauty beyond the rest honorable and liberal, I went up to the maidservants; I asked who she was.
Sororem esse aiunt Chrysidis.
They said she was the sister of Chrysis.
§125Percussit illico animum: at at! hoc illud est,
It struck my mind immediately: "Aha!
This is it; hence those tears; this was that compassion." How I fear where you are going to end!
Meanwhile the funeral proceeds: we follow: we come to the grave: she is placed on the fire: there is weeping.
Meanwhile, this sister whom I mentioned went up to the flame rather carelessly, with enough danger.
Ibi tum exanimatus Pamphilus §132Bene dissimulatum amorem et celatum indicat.
There, then, the terrified Pamphilus revealed his well-dissembled and hidden love.
§133Accurrit: mediam mulierem complectitur: §134Mea Glycerium, inquit, quid agis? cur te is perditum?
He runs up: he embraces the waist of the woman: 'My Glycerium,' he says, 'what are you doing?
Why are you going to ruin yourself?' Then she, so that you might easily perceive their customary love, threw herself back upon him, weeping so familiarly!
§137Quid ais?
What do you say?
§137bRedeo inde iratus atque aegre ferens.
I returned from there angry and taking it ill.
§138Nec satis ad obiurgandum causae. Diceret,
Yet there was not enough cause for scolding.
§139'Quid feci? quid commerui aut peccavi pater?
He would say: 'What have I done? What have I deserved or what fault have I committed, father?
The girl who wanted to throw herself into the fire, I stopped, I saved her.' It is an honorable defense.
§141bRecte putas.
You think rightly.
§142Nam si illum obiurges vitae qui auxilium tulit, §143Quid facias illi qui dederit damnum aut malum?
For if you should scold him who brought help to a life, what would you do to him who has caused loss or trouble?
Chremes came to me the next day, shouting: 'An outrageous deed!
I have found out that Pamphilus holds this foreign woman as his wife.' I diligently denied that it was done; he insisted it was done.
Finally, I parted from him in such a way, as from one who said he would not give his daughter.
§149bNon tu ibi gnatum?
Did you not then and there scold your son?
Not even this was a sufficiently strong cause for scolding.
§150bQui cedo?
How so, tell me?
§151'Tute ipse his rebus finem praescripsti pater.
'You yourself, father, prescribed a limit to these things.
§152Prope adest cum alieno more vivendum est mihi: §153Sine nunc meo me vivere interea modo. ' §154Qui igitur relictus est obiurgandi locus?
The time is near when I must live according to another's will: meanwhile, let me now live in my own way.' What ground, therefore, was left for scolding?
If because of his love he should refuse to marry, that is the offense that must first be punished by him.
§157Et nunc id operam do ut per falsas nuptias §158Vera obiurgandi causa sit si deneget: §159Simul sceleratus Davus siquid consili §160Habet ut consumat nunc cum nihil obsint doli;
And now I am working for this, so that through false nuptials there may be a real cause for scolding if he refuses: at the same time, if that rascal Davus has any plan, let him waste it now while his tricks can do no harm.