Pro di immortales, is quidem huius est pater Philocrati.

      God bless my soul!  Why, he is the father of Philocrates
      here!

Stal.

  Quin melius novi quam tu et vidi saepius.

      Well, I know him better than you, and I’ve seen him oftener.

Hegio

  Serva, Iuppiter supreme, et me et meum gnatum mihi. 
  Philocrates, per tuom te genium obsecro, exi, te volo.

      God Almighty, save me and save my boy for me! (running to
      door and shouting) Philocrates!  Here, here, come, on your
      life!  I want you!

V. 3.

    Scene 3.

    ENTER Philocrates.

Philocr

  Hegio, assum. si quid me vis, impera.

      Here I am, Hegio.  If I can be of any service, command me.

Hegio

  Hic gnatum meum
  tuo patri ait se vendidisse sex minis in Alide.

      (beside himself) This fellow says my son—­he sold him to
      your father—­for twenty-four pounds—­in Elis!

Philocr.

  Quam diu id factum est?

      How long ago was this?

Stal.

  His annus incipit vicensimus. 980

      Going on for twenty years.

Philocr.

  Falsa memorat.

      He’s lying.

Stal.

  Aut ego aut tu. nam tibi quadrimulum
  tuos pater peculiarem parvolo puero dedit.

      (indifferent) One of us is.  As a matter of fact, your
      father gave you a little four year old boy for your own,
      when you were nothing but a youngster yourself.

Philocr.

  Quid erat ei nomen? si vera dicis, memoradum mihi.

      (interested) What was his name?  If your story is true, come,
      tell me that.

Stal.

  Paegnium vocitatust, post vos indidistis Tyndaro.

      Styled Pettie, he was:  later on you folks called him
      Tyndarus.

Philocr.

  Cur ego te non novi?

      How is it I don’t know you?

Stal.

  Quia mos est oblivisci hominibus
  neque novisse cuius nihili sit faciunda gratia.

      Because it’s the regular thing to forget a fellow and cut
      him, in case his good will can’t help you at all.

Philocr.

  Dic mihi, isne istic fuit, quem vendidisti meo patri,
  qui mihi peculiaris datus est?

      Tell me, was that boy you sold my father the same one that
      was given me for my own?

Stal.

  Huius filius.

      (with a nod in Hegio’s direction) His son.

Hegio