Bene facis. nam in hominum aetate multa eveniunt huius modi:  capiunt voluptates, capiunt rursum miserias; irae interveniunt, redeunt rursum in gratiam. 940 verum irae si quae forte eveniunt huius modi inter eos, rursum si reventum in gratiam est, bis tanto amici sunt inter se quam prius.

(caressing her) That’s a good girl.  Why, life is full of incidents of this sort.  Human beings lay hold on pleasures and then again on pains.  Quarrels come between them, and then they are reconciled again.  But if any such quarrel as this does happen to arise between them, then when it blows over they are twice as fond of one another as they were before.

Alc.

  Primum cavisse oportuit ne diceres,
  verum eadem si isdem purgas mi, patiunda sunt.

      You should have been careful not to say such a thing in the
      first place; but if you apologize so nicely for hurting me
      so, I can’t complain.

Iup.
    Jup.

  Iube vero vasa pura adornari mihi,
  ut quae apud legionem vota vovi. si domum
  rediissem salvos, ea ego exsolvam omnia.

      Well, well, then, have the sacrificial vessel prepared for
      me so that I can pay all the vows I vowed for a safe return
      home when I was in the field.

Alc.

  Ego istuc curabo.

      I will attend to that.

Iup.
    Jup.

Evocate huc Sosiam; gubernatorem, qui in mea navi fuit 950 Blepharonem arcessat, qui nobiscum prandeat is adeo[24] inpransus ludificabitur, cum ego Amphitruonem collo hinc obstricto traham.

(to maids in doorway) Call Sosia out.  I want him to invite Blepharo, the pilot aboard my ship, to lunch with us. (EXEUNT maids) (aside) As a matter of fact, friend Blepharo will be left unlunched and looking foolish when I turn Amphitryon out neck and crop.

Alc.

  Mirum quid solus secum secreto ille agat.
  atque aperiuntur aedis. exit Sosia.

      (aside) I wonder what he’s talking about all to himself! 
      Ah, there goes the door!  Sosia’s coming out.

III. 3.

    Scene 3.

    ENTER Sosia.

Sos.

  Amphitruo, assum. si quid opus est, impera, imperium exequar.

      Present, sir.  If anything’s needed, order away and I’ll
      fulfil orders.

Iup.
    Jup.

  Sosia, optume advenis.

      Sosia, you are the very man I want.

Sos.