thou lay hands on her Thou of all Gna. Haue care good sir you know not What kinde of man you speake so grossely to Chr. Will you get hence know you how stands your case If you disturbe vs here I le giue you cause To thinke vpon this time this place and me Whil'st you haue day to liue Gna. I pittie you That seeke to make so great a man your soe Chr. I le cracke your crowne sir if you get not hence Gna. How whelpe what saist Thr. Why what art thou What mean'st What bus'nesse hast thou with her Chr. Thou shalt know First I affirme the maiden is free borne Thr. How Chr. Free of Athens Thra. Hoida Chr. And my sister I therefore now forwarne thee souldier Thou vse no force against her Thais He go And fetch her Nurse Sophrona hither straight And shew her these remembrances Thra. Doost thou Forewarne me that I should not touch my owne Chr. I say I do forewarne thee Gna. Here you sir You haue good action of deceit against him Chr. Said I enough Thra. Say you so Thais too Exit Chremes Tha. Seeke one to answer Thra. What 's our course Now Gnato Exit Thais Gna. Why let 's retreat shee l straight come after you Crouching and kneeling Thra. Thinkst so Gna. Nay That 's sure I am acquainted with these womens humors Sue they are squeamish if you keepe off they sue Thra. Thou deem'st aright Gna. Shall I dismisse the Armie Thra. I when thou please Gna. Sanga as fits good souldiers Cast now your eyes backe on the household chimnels Sang. My minde was long ago among the platters Gna. Th' art carefull Thra. All follow me this way in Exeunt all Act. 5. Scen. 1. Enter Thais and Pythias Tha. COntinuest drabbe to talke in riddles to me I know I know not heard so he is gone I was not by Wilt thou not in plaine tearmes Tell me the matter the maides cloathes are torne She weepes and silent keepes the Eunuch gon Why this what 's chanc'd speakest not Pyth. Woes mee Poore soule What should I say they say he was no Eunuch Tha. who then Pyth. This Chaerea here Tha. which Chaerea Pyth. This younger brother vnto Phaedria Tha. What saist witch Pyth. I haue found it certaine so Tha. Why what a gods name had he here to do Or why was hither brought Pyth. I cannot tell But that I guesse he loued Pamphila Tha. I find my selfe accursed wretch vndone If this be true thou vtterst I st for that The wench so weepes Pyth. I thinke so Tha. Thinkst so hegge Was this the charge I left you at my parting Pyth. What should I do I left ' him both alone As you did bidde Tha. Vnluckie queane thou left 's A lambe to the woolfe oh I am asham'd Enter Chaerea in the Eunuchs cloathes So to be plaid on What man haue we here Pyth. Mistresse for Gods loue peace we are well W'haue caught The man Tha. Where is he Pyth. Looke to your left hand Do you not see him Tha. Yes Pyth. Call out for helpe To lay hold on him with all speede you can Tha. What shall 's do with him foole Pyth. What do â—'you aske Pray marke if when you wistlie eye the fellow Has not a ashamelesse leere Tha. No has he not Pyth. Note with what confidence my man struts too Scen. 2. Chae. AS I but now to Antiphoes did come His father and his mother were at home As if 't had beene so plotted so that in I could not enter butt I must be seene Whil'st here about the doore a while I stay One that I knew came but into my way I him espying hastily betooke Me to my heeles and fled into a nooke Was vnfrequented so from place to place Posted till I to death nigh wearied was And this I did least any should me know But is not this Thais I see t is she I sticke ith'mire nor know I what to do But what care I what dare she do to me Tha. Let 's to him O you are well met honest Dorus. Tell me didst runne away Chae. Mistresse I did Tha. And was it well done thinkst thou Chae. no forsooth Tha. Thinkst to go with 't scot free so away Chae. Forgiue me but this one fault if I euer Commit the like againe then kill me for 't Tha. Didst feare my curstnesse Chae. No. Tha. What Feardst thou then Chae. I feard your maid here would tell tales of me Tha. What hadst thou done Chae. A 〈◊〉 Pyth. Impudence A trifle is' t a trifle in thine eye To take a freeborne maid and rauish her Chae. I tooke her for my fellow seruant Pyth. Fellow I searse can hold my singers from his eares Monster art come againe to flout vs too Tha. Get you hence Bedlam Pyth. Pray forsooth why so I thinke I ow't the gallowes if I do As I do threaten and the rather too Because he does confesse he 's slaue to you Tha. No more of this Chaerea you haue committed An act faire vnbeseeming that faire port Your selfe and friends here beare say the scorne fitted And to my course of life did rustly sorte Yet for your owne worth you should haue forborne Nor truely know I now what course to frame Touching the maid you haue disorderd so All my proceedings I cannot returne Her to her friends as I desird the same And as was fitting for the maid to goe So that both maid and friends I might haue made Beholding to me by the course I laid Chae. Thais but now I hope hencefoorth will grow Fast loue betweene vs oftentimes you know From bad beginnings slight occasion Great loue hath had its deriuation What if some higher powers did thus decree Tha. In such sense I do take it verily And so do wish't Chae. Pray one thing reckon right No purposd scorne but loues imperiall mihght Then swayd my passions Tha. I beleeue 't was so And truly therefore pardon you the rather I am not Chaerea of such stubborne nature Nor so vnskild as loues power not to know Chae. So helpe me God as I now grow in loue With you to Thais Pyth. Then mistresse I perceaue You ought to watch him Chae. O I dare not prooue Pyth. Introth le trust thee for iust nothing Tha. Leaue Chae. Thais I do commend commit my selfe To your protection begge your helpe herein Desire beseech you 'l stand my Patronesse I cannot liue if I not marrie her Tha. But if your father Chae Tsh what I know he will So she be knowne freeborne Chae. If you please stay A little the maides brother will be here He went to call the nurse that nur'st her young You may be by at her acknowledging Chae. Yes I will stay Tha. And in the meane time will You. Till he do come we go into my house T is better then at doore here waiting stand Cha. With all my heart Pyth. Pray what d' ye meane to do Tha. In what Pyth. D' you aske meane you for
that all their indeard loue might spie Cast her selfe on him weeping tenderly Sos How what doe you say Sim. Home I get mee streight Inrag'd and fretting yet no cause of weight Appeard to me to chide him he might plead What foule fact haue I done what merited Or wherein faulted Father one that sought To burne her selfe I hindred as I ought And sau'd her life It were a faire reply Sos You weigh things well for if deseruedly He may be chidden which help'd life to saue Who hurts or spoiles one what should that man haue Sim. Next day comes Chremes to me vrging thus Oh case to be lamented Pamphilus I finde cleare holds yond stranger harlotrie In place of a iust wife this earnestly I doe denie he stifly holds In fine I so part with him as one vtterly Denies to giue his Daughter to my Sonne Sos Chid you not Pamphilus yet Sim. Nor yet I saw A grounded cause to build a chiding on Sos Why I pray Sim. Thus my Sonne might vrge his law Your selfe sir set a limitation To this my course the time is comming on I must my selfe to anothers will apply Let meath interim mine owne satisfie Sos For what cause then of blaming will you 〈◊〉 Sim. If for loose loue he shall dome to marrie That is the first occasion that I seeke Against him and the present way I make By this selfe marriage if he shew mislike Is hereby true pretence of blame to take Besides if wicked Dauus haue a foot Any contriuement that he now consume His stocke of knauerie whil'st it cannot hurt Who I imagine tooth and naile will practise And that with purpose rather to crosse me Then please my Sonne Sos Why should you so conceaue Sim. Mak'st thou a question euill mindes ill manners Whom if in any thing I shall discouer But what neede talke if happily it fall As I doe wish my Sonne be nothing backward It onely rests that I perswade with Chremes Which I hope may be wrought Now be 't your charge Well to beare vp this seeming marriage Fright Dauus obserue my Sonnes carriage And note their consultations Sos T is enough I le see to 't shall we in Sim. Goe before I follow Exit Sosia There is no question my Sonne would decline This marriage that I markt in Dauus seare When he had heard tht wedding did goe forward But he himselfe comes forth Scen. 2. Enter Dauus Dau. I Marld if this would end so and still doubted Whereto my Masters caline remisnesse tended Who when he saw his Sonne could haue no wife Neuer made word to vs on 't nor gaue signe Of being troubled at it Sim. Now he will Talke to you on 't and as I doe suppose To your no little cost Dau. This was his cunning To lead vs on in saire fooles paradise And in our secure dreaming take vs napping Hauing no time to cast preuention A fox ifaith Sim. What i st the knaue talkes on Dau. My Master and vnheeded Sim. Dauus Dau. Ha what is the affaire Sim. Come you hither to me Dau. What now trow is in working Sim. What faist thou Dau. What sir the businesse Sim. Dost thou demand that Folke talke my Sonne 's in loue Dau. That birladie Concernes the world to thinke on Sim. Dost marke me In what I say or not Dau. Oh yes sir well Sim. But now of this for me to make inquirie Were no kinde Fathers part What hitherto H 'as done I passe not while the time permitted I gaue him way to take his course and pleasures His yeares now call for a new life new manners Henceforward Dauus I require or rather If the word may befit me I request thee Retriue my Sonne from this loose libertie Dau. What may this meane Sim. All these loose libertines That wantonly doe loue cannot indure To heare of wiuing Dau. So indeede they say Sim. Beside if such one chance to light vpon Some patron of his inclination His raw greene sickly minde he commonly Wonts to the worser part still to apply Dau. Troth sir I vnderstand you not Sim. How not Dau. No verily I am your plaine man Dauus No riddle-teller cunning Oedipus Sim. thou ld'st then in plaine tearmes haue me speake my minde Dau. Yes pray at any hand sir Sim. If I finde That thou to day vse any cunning crotchet Whereby to hinder this intended wedding Or faine wouldst shew thy wits sine nimblenesse When I haue first well whipt thee in the Mill I le thrust thee to thy very dying day With this prouiso and condition If euer I thence free thee I le grinde for thee What vnderstand'st me yet or not yet neither Dau. Yes clearely now y'haue vs'd no round-abouts But come to th' matter roundly Sim. In ought else Saue this I better could indure a slighting Dau. Pray sir good words yet Sim. Mak'st thou a iest on 't I know thee to a haire but I doe tell thee Least thou shouldst rashly venture Doe not say But th' hast had faire warning giu'n thee looke to 't Exit Simo. Scen. 3. Dau. VPon my faith now Dauus here 's no leasure Left thee to rest or dreame vpon the matter For ought I gather of the old mans purpose Touching this wedding which not wisely holpen Me or young Master vndoes vtterly Not can I iudge my best course him to succour Or leane to the old mans counsell forsake him I doubt his life assist him th 'others threats Whom to o're reach it 's hard First h 'as discouerd All of their loue then keepes hard watch o're me Least I should lead some trumping card in th' way Which if he finde I 'm lost or else at pleasure Hee le take occasion be it right be it wrong And to the Mill I shall be tumbled headlong To all these hazards comes another mischiefe This Andrian woman be she his wise or lemman Is great with childe by him Now t is worth nothing To heare their bold aduenture none can iudge it Fond louers fancie but meere frenzie rather For whether boy or girle she shall bring forth They haue resolu'd to keepe and nourish it Besides they coyne a prettie cunning fable Among themselues that shee 's free Atticke borne There was long since say they an ancient Merchant Shipwrackt on Andros Iland who there died And that with him then saued Chrysis Father Tooke vp a little girle Conceited fiction To me it seemes vnlikely yet they sooth Themselues i th' tale But see Mysis comming Enter Mysis From out Glyceriums house I le to the Market To seeke out Pamphilus for feare his Father Vnwates doe presse him with this businesse Exit Dauus Scen. 4. Mys GOod God Archillis I doe heare you woman You would haue Lesbia fetcht vpon my word She is a drunken gossip and vnheedie And one scarce fit to whom you may commit A woman in first childbirth Yet He fetch her Note you the old ones importunitie None but her pot companion will serue turne But I pray God
the matter man Cha. Are you to day to marrie Pam. So they say Cha. If you doe Pamphilus I can assure you This is the last day you shall euer see me Pam. How so Cha. I shame to tell it Birrhia prithee Declare the matter to him Byr. Yes I will Pam. What is it Byr. Sir he loues your wise that shall be Pam. Troth he and I are of two seuerall mindes I can assure thee Prithee hearken hither Charinus ha'st not had to doe with her More then thy man here talkes of Cha. Pamphilus No o' my troth I am Oh how I wish thou haddest Cha. Now I intreat thee by our friendship loue First that you would not marrie her at all Pam. I le what I can auoid it Cha. If 't full so You cannot shun it or doe else affect it Pam. Affect it Cha. Yet deferre it of awhile That I may void hence somewhere and not see 't Pam. Charinus now heare me I doe not think 't At any time a part of honestie When one deserues nought to expect for thankes I de rather shun this match then thou obtain 't Cha. You put new life into me Pam. If thou canst now Or this this thy man here worke inuent fashion Take all the course you can to make her thine I will finde meanes that mine she shall not be Enter Dauus Cha. I haue enough Pam. And in good time I see Danus whose counsell I rely vpon Cha. But thou dull head canst nothing cast about Worth knowing Can you leaue vs Byr. Yes and gladly Exit Byrrhia Scen. 2. Dau. GOod God! what good newes bring I But whereâ—row may I finde Pamphilus out To â—â—d his feares and sill his heart with comfort Cha. He is iocund at what I know not Pam. Tut man t is nothing The mischiefe now afoot he yet not heares of Dau. Who if he haue heard of this prepared wedding Cha. Doe you not heare him Dau. I guesse verily Hunts all the towne ore for me like a madman But where shall I looke for him to what place First bend my course Cha Why speake you not vnto him Dau. I le get me hence and seeke him Pam. Dauus stay Come hither Dau. Who i st cals Oh Pamphilus I sought you you here too Charinus braue Both in the nicke Y' are the men I lookt for Pam. Oh Dauus I me vndone Dau. Tut list to me Cha. I am for euer lost Dau. Your feare I know Pam. My life now lies at stake Dau. Yours I know too Pam. I must be married Dau. That I also know Pam. I but this very day Dau. You weary me With newes that I am perfect in already You feare to haue her you to misse her Cha. Th' hast it Pam. I that 's the point Dau. Well and I say the point Has then no danger in it Obserue me Pam. For Gods sake rid me quickly of this feare Dau. Lo I fice thee Chremis now 's not minded To trouble you with a wife Pam. How doest know it Dau. Your Father tooke me by the sleeue e'en now And told me this day he would marrie you Adding much more which now 's no time to talke on Presently hastning to acquaint you with it I ranne to the Market-place there missing you I got to a high rais'd ground and round about Look'd to espie you could not Then by châ—â—ce I saw Charinus seruant Birrhia Of him I ask'd he said he had not seene you It vex'd me still I cast what I should doe Returning thence a certaine realousie By circumstances bred came in my minde Vâ—ph here 's small rost the old man sad a wedding It scarce hangs well together Pam. Whereto this Dau. I bie me streight to hremes thither come I note a silent stilnesse at the doore Now this gaue me good heart Cha. Well said goe on Dau. Somewhile I there continue all that while I saw no creature passing out or in No matron there no decking of the house No stirre I neerer came and peeped in Pam. I know they are good coniectures Dau. Doe such things Thinke you agree vnto a nuptiall day Pam. In troth I thinke not Dauus Dau. Doe you say thinke You construe things not well the case is plaine Besides thence going I met Chremes seruant With hearbs and small sprots for the old mans supper Cha. Dauus through thee I am now rid of care Dau. Nay of my faith not so Cha. Why man prethee For thou conclud'st he will not giue her him Dau. Conceited pate as if it therefore followed If he not haue her you must marrie her Vnlesse you lookt too t make your suit and meanes T' her fathers friends you may hap hop wiuelesse Cha. Thou promptst me well I le goe about it streight Though ought this hope haue faild me fare ye well Exit Charinus Scen. 3. Pam. VVHat meanes my father then Why doubles he Dau. I le tell you If he now should chafe at you Cause Chremes will not let you haue his daughter Himselfe may see he plainly iniur'd you If he should presse you on before he knew How your minde stood inclined to the match But if you shall stiffely denie to wed her Then he will iustly lay the blame on you Then shall we haue a coyle on 't Pam. What would'st haue me To vndergoe this marriage Dau. Pamphilus He is your Father and it will be hard T' oppose him this your sweet heart too you know Is friendlesse here Hee le finde cause easily To thrust her out o'th'towne Pam. Out o' th towne man Dau. And speedily too Pam. Counsell me then Dauus What I should doe Dau. Tell him you 'l marrie her Pam. How Dau. What 's the matter Pam. Should I tell him so Dau. Why not Pam. I nere will deo 't Dau. Denie me not Pam. Perswade me not Dau. Note what hence will follow Pam. To be shut out from her mew'd vp to this Dau. No no such thing I guesse your father thus Will say to you my purpose Pamphilus Is that this day you wed then answer you Sir I am ready pray you tell me now For what cause can he chide you by this meanes His setled plots you shall disorder cleane Your selfe yet runne no hazard for the thought Is groundlesse vaine that Chremes may be wrought To giue his daughter nor doe you let fall Your course least he his purpose should recall Tell you your Father that you like the Bride That when he would he haue no cause to chide And for the dangerous passage that you feare I le steare your course and waft you ouer cleare No man will giue his daughter as a wife To one discouerd of your wanton life Hee le with some poore man rather seeke to place her Then suffer you to iniure or disgrace her But if your father see you quiet take This his command you shall him retchlesse make At leasure hee le seeke out some other wife Meane time your fathers death may end the strife Or some like
to morrow And what of that say I he answers me see that thou tell thy father carefully That he remember to be early ready To pleade my cause This our dialogisme Tooke vp an houre of time I askt what else No more sares he I left him looking backward To spie the maid she ith meane time had turnd downe this way to our street Par. T is tenne to one But he meanes her that was now brought to Thais Chae. When I come hither she 's not to be seene Par. Did any companie attend the wench Chae. Yes a Parasite and a maid seruant Par. T is she Cast of your care all now is quiet Chae. Thou talkest from the purpose Par. Nay but minde the businesse now in hand Chae. Say doost know her or sawest her Par. Saw know her know where she is Chae. Oh my sweete Parmeno knowst her Par. I do know her Chae. And where she is Par. Here brought to the harlot Thais And giuen her for a gift Chae. Who is so potent To giue such gifts Par. Thraso the souldier Your brother Phaedria's riuall Chae. Thou declar'st But a hard case my brother stands in then Par. Youl l say so indeede if you had seene the present Which he prouides to send in counterpoise Chae. Prithe what i st Par. An Eunuch Chae. What that driule That filthy fellow he brought yesterday The old man-woman Par. I the very same Chae. He le be coited out o' doores with 's present But I nere knew this Thais was our neighbour Par. She has not long beene Chae. I 'm a fellow of nothing Strange I should nere haue seene her but doost heare Is she so faire as she 's reported for Par. Yes sine Chae. But not to be compar'd to mine Par. T is otherwise Chae. I prithe Parmeno Worke that I may obtaine her Par. I le see too t I le studie for your furtherance and helpe Command you me ought else Chae. Whether now go'st thou Par. Home to conuey those seruants vnto Thais As late your brother chargd me Chae. Oh blessed Eunuch Who is to be there placed in that house Par. Wherein so blest Chae. Wherein demandest thou That euer has so faire a fellow seruant To looke on talke to vnder the same roofe Be still with her sometimes take meales with her Sometimes sleepe nigh her Par. What if now your selfe May be made happie Chae. Wherein Parmeno Par. Say Tak 's clothes Chae. His clothes what thence Will follow Par. I le lead y' in 's stead Chae. I note Par. I le say y' are hee Chae. I apprehend thee Par. You may then enioy The benefits which now you said he should be present eate touch play and lie close by her Seeing 〈…〉 'hem do know you what you are Beside your face and yeares are such you may Passe easilie for an Eunuch Chae. Excellent I neuer in my lise heard better counsell Let 's in and helpe to dresse me presently Leade me carrie me with all speede thou canst Par. What mean'st troth I but reasted Chae. Thou wast's time in prating Par. I haue cast my selfe away What haue I done wretch whither thrust you me Will you now force me Sir I warne you stay Chae. Let 's goe Par. Persist you Chae. I am fully bent too t Par. Foresee if th' course be not to hot for vs. Chae. T is not I warrant thee let 's on Par. I but This beane will sure be threshed on my shoulders Oh t is a hainous practise we attempt Chae. A hamous sigge is that a hainous practise If I be brought in a baudie house And there returne their owne vpon these gibets And plagues of men which alwayes hold om youth In such contempt and alwayes worke our torment If I do now put a like tricke vpon 'hem As we by them are still guld or else rather I st fit we still take their wronges patiently I say t is fit I put the ieast vpon her who 'l blame me that shall heare on 't euery man Will say I fitted 'hem a peniworth Par. What meanes all this If you be so resolu'd You may go on But pray you sir hereafter Lay not the fault on me Chae. I will not Par. You Command me then Chae. Command charge and compell Par. I le nere decline then your authoritie Exeunt Parmeno and Chaerea Follow Chae The powers diuine prosper our course Act. 3. Scen. 1. Enter Thraso and Gnato Thr. DId Thais saiest thou giue me such great thanks Gna. Huge thankes sir Thr. And glad saist ha Gna. Not so much for the gifts worth as that it came From you that 's her hearts pride sir Enter Parmeno and keepe aloofe Par. I come forth to see How time serues for conueiance of my present But lo the souldier Thr. My kinde destenie Sure of a child bestow'd this gift vpon me That all I do becomes most acceptable Gna. Truly I note so much Thr. The King himselfe Still vsed to giue me singular great thankes For all I did to other men not so Gna. The man that hath braine in him doth deriue Oft times the glorie earn'd by others sweate Vpon himselfe a thing that 's rife in you Thr. Thou hast it Gna. Therefore the King still wore you Thra. I Gna. In his eye Thra. True gaue the ouersight Of all his forces all his plots to me Gna. Rare Thr. Then if wearinesse at any time Of men or tediousnesse of businesse Possest him when he minded to be priuate Would as it were thou feelst me Gna. Yes when he would Vnloade his minde as t were of care Thr. Yes then He would retire with me alone to banquet Gna. ô strange you do describe a rare choise King Thr. I he 's a man of very few mens stampe Gna. Rather of none's if he conuerse with you Thra. All men enuied me closely snapt at me I thus regard 'hem all I say bare me ill But one most deadly whom the King had made Orescer of his Indian Elephants He at a time being ouer sawsie with me What said I to him take you boldnesse Strato Because you haue command ouer the beastes Gna. So helpe me God an exlent wittie iest Oh singular this was a wipe vnto him Ah! and what he Thr. Strooke dumbe Gna. How could he chuse Par. Your faith good gods desperate fellow caitife Churchrobber Thr. I but what thinkst thou Gnato Of that same ieast wherewith I girded once A youth of Rhodes being at dinner with me Did I nere tell 't thee Gna. Neuer I pray tell it I haue heard it told aboue a thousand times Thr. This Rhodian I speake of a raw young strippling Sat once at banquet with me when by chance I had my harlot with me This greene nouice Began to speake broad how now impudence Say I to him art thou thy selfe hare-haunched And hunt'st for ven'son Gna. ha ha he Thra. How i st Gna. Conceited clearely smooth not to be mended For Gods loue was 't your iest I
thought it old Thr. Hast heard it Gna. Oft abroad it beares the bell For a prime wittie one Thr. T was mine Gna. Alas Rash headlesse youth Par. Now the gods confound thee Gna. For Gods sake what did he Thr. Blasted All there Were readie euery man to burst with laughter And in conclusion all gan now feare me Gna. I could not blame 'hem Thr. But doost heare wert Best I cleard my selfe to Thais of this maid For that she stands in iealousie I loue her Gna. At no hand rather striue to increase her doubt Thr. Why Gna. Aske you find you not if any time She do commend or mention Phaedria How it does vex you Thr. Yes Gna. To preuent that This is your onely remedie When she Names Phaedria to you do you presently Name Pamphila if she at any time Say let vs haue home Phaedria to banquet Reply you call in Pamphila to sing In fine giue like for like to nettle her Thr. I if she lou'd me this might further Gnato Gna. Seing she expects and loues what you do giue her She long since loueth you you haue long since Easily got the starte how you may grieue her Shee l alwayes stand in aw least any time Vpon offence tane you l bestow elsewhere That benefit she now doos reape from you Thr. T is right thou saist Strange 't came not to my Minde Gna. That is a ieast indeed because you bent not Your mind out or else Thraso what rare straine Had it produc'd if minted in your braine Enter Thais and Pythias her maid with other wenches attending Scen. 2. Tha. ME thought I ene now heard the souldiers tongue See where he is Thraso my friend well met Thr. Oh my deare Thais my delight how doost thou Do you a little loue me for your Ministrell Par. What a sweete proper handsell has he giu'n her At the first onset Tha. Much for your deseruing Gna. Then let 's to supper Why here stay you Par. Marke tother Wiseacre too A man may iudge He was of a mans getting Tha. When you please I am in readinesse Par. I le go toward 'hem And make as if I now but new came forth Are you to go foorth any whither Thais Par. ô Parmeno well done yes indeede to day I am to go abroad Par. Pray whither Tha. Seest thou not The man There Par. Yes withall his presence irkes me Those presents from my Master Phaedria Are ready when you please Thr. What stay we for Why â—et not hence Par. Pray sir grant truce a while I may surrender vp some trifling presents I also may Imparle and treate with her Thr. Some goodly present Sure nothing like mine Par. The matter selfe will Shew that Ho there bid those two I gaue in charge Come quickly forth Enter Blackemore Wench and Eunuch Come you here forward This same wench was brought From Aethiopia Thr. Some three halfe penie purchase Gna. Scarce that Par. Where are you Dorus. Come you hither Here is an Eunuch for you marke How sweete fac't of what a blooming age Tha. Now As God helpe me a handsome youth Par. What say You to him Gnato What fault findest thou or what Obiects thou Thraso husht both sufficient Commendation Prooue him in learning song or Wrestling such knowledge fitteth free-horne youth to Haue I le make it cleare appeare he 's perfect in Thr. For neede vnwarm'd with wine I could that Eunuch Par. And he that sends you these doos not require That you should onely liue to pleasure him For his sake barre all else your company Nor bragges his battailes nor shews forth his scarres Nor stands betwixt you and your benefit As one doos I could name but at such times When he may be iniurious to none Your selfe dispos'd and time conuenient If then admitted he rest's satisfied Thr. This shews he serues some poore forlorne Master Gna. For no man sure that could procure another Would indure this Par. Sirra hold thou thy peace Whom I do iudge vnder all names of basenesse For thou that fram'st thy selfe to claw that thing I thinkst mayest feede on fire Thr. Do we yet go Tha. I le haue but in these first and leaue some charge Among my seruants what I would haue done And come out to you streight Thr. I le depart hence Exit Thais with the Eunuch and blackmore Gnato do you stay for her Par. I for it fits not A generall walke with 's mistresse in the streetes Thr. What should I vse a manie words to thee Exit Parmeno Thou art much like thy Master Gna. Ha Ha he Thr. What i st thou laughst at Gna. That which now you said And the other ieast broke on the Rhodian Enter Thais Came to my mind But Thais is come foorth Thr. Runne you before and get at home all readie Gna. Content Tha. You Pythias haue a speciall care Exit Gnato If Chremes chance to call here you intreate him To stay if that he cannot fitly do That he would come againe some other time If neither that he can bring him to me Pyt. I will forsooth Tha. But what what was it else I was about to say Oh haue a care Vnto the maiden see you and keepe home Exit Pytheas into her Mistresses house Thr. Let 's go Tha. Wenches attend and follow me Exeunt Thraso Thais and her traine Scen. 3. Enter Chremes Chr. The more I do reuolue things in â—y minde Still the more likely arguments find That Thais here aimes some shrewd tricke against me I see she workes on me so cunningly When first she sent for me if any one should then haue askt me the occasion Of businesse twixt vs twaine I knew notâ—â—ng To Answer being come with hammerit She fashiond out pretences of my stayâ— She had performd religious rites that day Vnto the gods and would communicate A Weightie secret to me I then straight Grew iealous all this was some cunning strainâ— She fits downe by me cause of talke doth frame I seeming cold her speech to this point came How long 't was since my Parents had beene dead Long since I told her then she questioned If I had land at Sunium and how farre It lay from sea this I thinke liketh her She hopes to worke it from me at the last She drew to this if I had no young sister From that place stolne a many yeares now past Who then was with her at the time we mist her What things she had about her or if any Could know her why should she these questions moue vnlesse as is the impudence of many She faine her selfe would that my sister prooue Of old so young hence lost should she suruiue Her yeares at most reach not aboue sixteene Thais is elder then my selfe I weene She crau'd me againe come to her let her driue The matter and her business to some head Or leaue this sending I le not be troubled To listen her third errand Ho within Enter Pythias to her Misteresses doore Pyth. 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