Excerpt: ...not the whole. STAL. A small portion I shall escape, I know; but much will befall me, and with my deserving it, because I both ran away, and stole your son and sold him. HEG. To what person? STAL. To Theodoromedes the Polyplusian, in Elis, for six minae. HEG. O ye immortal Gods! He surely is the father of this person, Philocrates. STAL. Why, I know him better than yourself, and have seen him more times. HEG. Supreme Jove, preserve both myself and my son for me. (He goes to the door, and calls aloud.) Philocrates ...
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Excerpt: ...not the whole. STAL. A small portion I shall escape, I know; but much will befall me, and with my deserving it, because I both ran away, and stole your son and sold him. HEG. To what person? STAL. To Theodoromedes the Polyplusian, in Elis, for six minae. HEG. O ye immortal Gods! He surely is the father of this person, Philocrates. STAL. Why, I know him better than yourself, and have seen him more times. HEG. Supreme Jove, preserve both myself and my son for me. (He goes to the door, and calls aloud.) Philocrates, by your good Genius, I do entreat you, come out, I want you. Footnote 1: Be blushes all over)-Ver. 967. He means that be will have him flogged until he is red all over. Footnote 2: Was very obedient)-Ver. 971. An indelicate remark is covertly intended in this passage. SCENE IV.-Enter PHILOCRATES, from the house. PHIL. Hegio, here am I; if you want anything of me, command me. HEG. He (pointing to STALAGMUS) declares that he sold my son to your father, in Elis, for six minae. PHIL. (to STALAGMUS). How long since did that happen? STAL. This is the twentieth year, commencing from it. PHIL. He is speaking falsely. STAL. Either I or you do. Why, your father gave you the little child, of four years old, to be your own slave. PHIL. What was his name? If you are speaking the truth, tell me that, then. STAL. Paegnium, he used to be called; afterwards, you gave him the name of Tyndarus. PHIL. Why don't I recollect you? STAL. Because it's the fashion for persons to forget, and not to know him whose favour is esteemed as worth nothing. PHIL. Tell me, was he the person whom you sold to my father, who was given me for my private service? STAL. It was his son (pointing to HEGIO). HEG. Is this person now living? STAL. I received the money. I cared nothing about the rest. HEG. (to PHILOCRATES). What do you say? PHIL. Why, this very Tyndarus is your son, according, indeed, to the proofs that he mentions. For, a boy himself together with me from boyhood...
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