Videon ego hunc servom meum?

      (aside) My servant, is it?

Strob.

  Ipsus est.

      (aside, after a quick glance) It’s the governor.

Lyc.

  Haud alius est.

      (aside) Himself.

Strob.

Congrediar.

(aside) Here goes. (moves toward Lyconides)

Lyc.

Contollam gradum.
credo ego illum, ut iussi, eampse anum adiisse, huius nutricem
virginis.

(aside) I’ll go meet him.  No doubt he’s followed
instructions and been to see that old woman I mentioned, my
girl’s nurse.

Strob.

Quin ego illi me invenisse dico hanc praedam[17]?
igitur orabo ut manu me emittat. ibo atque eloquar.
repperi—­

      (aside) Why not tell him I’ve found this prize?  Then I’ll
      beg him to set me free.  I’ll up and let him have the whole
      story. (to Lyconides, as they meet) I’ve found—­

Lyc.

  Quid repperisti?

      (scoffingly) Found what?

Strob.

  Non quod pueri clamitant
  in faba se repperisse.

      No such trifle as youngsters hurrah over finding in a
      bean.[E]

        [Footnote E:  It is uncertain what they did find.]

Lyc.

  Iamne autem, ut soles? deludis.

      At your old tricks?  You’re chaffing. (pretends to be about
      to leave)

Strob.

  Ere, mane, eloquar iam, ausculta.

      Hold on, sir:  I’ll tell you all about it this minute. 
      Listen.

Lyc.

  Age ergo loquere.

      Well, well, then, tell away.

Strob.

  Repperi hodie, 820
  ere, divitias nimias.

      Sir, to-day I’ve found—­boundless riches!

Lyc.

  Ubinam?

      (interested) You have?  Where?

Strob.

  Quadrilibrem, inquam, aulam auri plenam.

      A four pound pot, sir, I tell you, a four pound pot just
      full of gold!

Lyc.

  Quod ego facinus audio ex te?  Euclioni hic seni subripuit.
  ubi id est aurum?

      What’s all this you’ve done?  He’s the man that robbed old
      Euclio.  Where is this gold?

Strob.

  In arca apud me. nunc volo me emitti manu.

      In a box at home.  Now I want you to set me free.

Lyc.

  Egone te emittam manu,
  scelerum cumulatissime?

      (angrily) I set you free, you, you great lump of iniquity?

Strob.

  Abi, ere, scio quam rem geras.
  lepide hercle animum tuom temptavi. iam ut eriperes apparabas: 
  quid faceres, si repperissem?