§827Nescio quid suspicarier; magis coepi instare ut dicat. §828Homo se fatetur vi in via nescio quam compressisse; §829Dicitque sese illi annulum, dum luctat, detraxisse. §830Eum haec cognovit Myrrhina in digito modo me habente. §831Rogat unde sit? narro omnia haec: inde est cognitio facta §832Philumenam compressam esse ab eo, et filium inde hunc natum. §833Haec tot propter me gaudia illi contigisse laetor; §834Etsi hoc meretrices aliae nolunt; neque enim est in rem nostram §835Ut quisquam amator nuptiis laetetur: verum ecastor §836Nunquam animum quaesti gratia ad malas adducam partes. §837Ego dum illo licitum est usa sum benigno et lepido et comi. §838Incommode mihi nuptiis evenit: factum fateor. §839At pol me fecisse arbitror ne id merito mihi eveniret. §840Multa ex quo fuerint commoda, eius incommoda aequum est ferre. §841Vide, mi Parmeno, etiam sodes ut mihi haec certa et clara attuleris, §842Ne me in breve coniicias tempus gaudio hoc falso frui. §843Visum est. §843bCerten? §843cCerte. §843dDeus sum, si hoc ita est. §843eVerum reperies. §844Manedum sodes: timeo ne aliud credam, atque aliud nunties. §845Maneo. §845bSic te dixisse opinor, invenisse Myrrhinam §846Bacchidem annulum suum habere. §846bFactum. §846cEum quem olim ei dedi; §847Eaque hoc te mihi nuntiare iussit: itane est factum? §847bIta, inquam. §848Quis me est fortunatior, venustatisque adeo plenior? §849Egone te pro hoc nuntio quid donem? Quid? quid? Nescio.
"Bacchis: (To herself) I began to suspect something; I began to press him more to speak." "The man confesses that he forced some woman, I know not whom, on the street;" "and he said that he snatched the ring from her while she was struggling." "Myrrhina here recognized this ring when I was just now wearing it on my finger." "She asked where it was from; I related all this: thence the discovery was made" "that Philumena had been forced by him, and that this son was born from that." "I rejoice that so many joys have come to him through me;" "even though other courtesans do not wish this; for indeed it is not to our interest" "that any lover should rejoice in marriage: but, by Castor," "I will never bring my mind to evil parts for the sake of gain." "As long as it was allowed, I enjoyed him as kind, pleasant, and polite." "It turned out inconveniently for me due to his marriage: I confess it happened." "But, by Pollux, I think I have so acted that this did not happen to me deservedly." "It is fair to bear the inconveniences of him from whom many benefits have come." "Pamphilus: See, my Parmeno, please, whether you have brought these things certain and clear to me," "lest you cast me for a short time to enjoy this false joy." "Parmeno: It was seen." "Pamphilus: For certain?" "Parmeno: For certain." "Pamphilus: I am a god, if this is so." "Parmeno: You will find it true." "Pamphilus: Wait a moment, please: I fear lest I believe one thing, and you report another." "Parmeno: I am waiting." "Pamphilus: I think you said this, that Myrrhina found out" "that Bacchis had her ring." "Parmeno: Done." "Pamphilus: That one which I formerly gave to her;" "and she ordered you to report this to me: is it so done?" "Parmeno: Yes, I say." "Pamphilus: Who is more fortunate than I, and indeed fuller of love's joy?" "What shall I give you for this news?
§850At ego scio.
What?
§850bQuid?
What?
§850cNihil enim. §851Nam neque in nuntio neque in me ipso tibi boni quid sit scio. §852Egon, qui ab Orco mortuum me reducem in lucem feceris,
I do not know." "Parmeno: But I know." "Pamphilus: What?" "Parmeno: Indeed, nothing." "For I know what good there is for you neither in the news nor in myself." "Pamphilus: Shall I, whom you have brought back to light when dead from Orcus," "allow to go away from me without a reward?
§853Sinam sine munere a me abire? Ah, nimium me ingratum putas. §854Sed Bacchidem eccam video stare ante ostium. §855Me exspectat, credo: adibo. §855bSalve, Pamphile. §856O Bacchis, O mea Bacchis, servatrix mea. §857Bene factum, et volup est. §857bFactis ut credam facis; §858Antiquamque adeo tuam venustatem obtines, §859Ut voluptati obitus, sermo, adventus tuus, quocunque adveneris, §860Semper siet. §860bAc tu ecastor morem antiquum atque ingenium obtines, §861Ut unus omnium homo te vivat nusquam quisquam blandior.
Ah, you think me too ungrateful." "But look, I see Bacchis standing before the door." "She is waiting for me, I believe: I will go to her." "Bacchis: Greetings, Pamphilus." "Pamphilus: O Bacchis, O my Bacchis, my preserver!" "Bacchis: Well done, and it is a pleasure." "Pamphilus: You make me believe by your deeds;" "and you indeed retain your former charm," "so that your meeting, conversation, and arrival, wherever you come," "are always a pleasure." "Bacchis: And you indeed, by Castor, retain your old manner and character," "so that of all men living, there is no one anywhere more flattering than you." "Pamphilus: Ha! ha! ha!
§862Ha! ha! hae! tun mihi istuc? §862bRecte amasti, Pamphile, uxorem tuam; §863Nam nunquam ante hunc diem meis oculis eam, quod nossem, videram. §864Perliberalis visa est. §864bDic verum. §864cIta me Di ament, Pamphile. §865Dic mihi, harum rerum numquid dixti iam patri? §865bNihil. §865cNeque opus est §866Adeo muttito: placet non fieri hoc itidem ut in comoediis, §867Omnia omnes ubi resciscunt: hic quos par fuerat resciscere §868Sciunt; quos non autem aequum est scire neque resciscent neque scient. §869Immo etiam hoc qui occultari facilius credas dabo. §870Myrrhina ita Phidippo dixit, iuriiurando meo §871Se fidem habuisse, et propterea te sibi purgatum. §871bOptime est; §872Speroque hanc rem esse eventuram nobis ex sententia. §873Here, licetne scire ex te hodie quid sit quod feci boni; §874Aut quid istuc est quod vos agitis? §874bNon licet. §874cTamen suspicor.
Do you say that to me?" "Bacchis: You have rightly loved your wife, Pamphilus;" "for never before this day had I seen her with my eyes, so as to know her." "She seemed very ladylike." "Pamphilus: Tell the truth." "Bacchis: So may the gods love me, Pamphilus." "Tell me, have you told your father anything of these matters yet?" "Pamphilus: Nothing." "Nor is there any need" "of even a whisper: I prefer that this should not happen in the same way as in comedies," "where everyone finds out everything: here, those whom it was fit should find out" "know; but those whom it is not fair should know, will neither find out nor know." "Bacchis: Nay, I will even give you this, that you may more easily believe it will be kept secret." "Myrrhina spoke thus to Phidippus, that she had put trust" "in my oath, and that on that account you were cleared to her." "Pamphilus: That is excellent;" "and I hope this matter will turn out for us according to our wish." "Parmeno: Master, is it permitted to know from you today what good it is that I have done;" "or what is that which you are doing?" "Pamphilus: It is not permitted." "Parmeno: Nevertheless, I suspect." "Did I bring him back when dead from Orcus?
§875Egone hunc ab Orco mortuum? quo pacto? §875bNescis, Parmeno, §876Quantum hodie profueris mihi, et me ex quanta aerumna extraxeris. §877Immo vero scio; neque hoc imprudens feci. §877bEgo istuc satis scio. §878An temere quicquam Parmenonem praetereat quod facto usus sit? §879Sequere me intro, Parmeno. §879bSequor.
How?" "Pamphilus: You do not know, Parmeno," "how much you have benefited me today, and from how great a trouble you have drawn me out." "Parmeno: On the contrary, indeed, I know; nor did I do this unknowingly." "Pamphilus: I know that well enough." "Parmeno: Or would anything slip by Parmeno by chance, of which there was need to be done?" "Pamphilus: Follow me inside, Parmeno." "Parmeno: I follow.