Act 5 — Scene III.
W. R. Goodluck translation
Scene III.
Simo, Chremes, Davus, Dromo.
Dromo. What’s your pleasure, Sir.
Simo. Seize this rascal directly, and take him away[195].
Dromo. Whom?
Simo. Davus.
Davus. Why?
Simo. Because it is my pleasure. Away with him, I say.
Davus. What have I done?
Simo. Away with him.
Davus. If you find that I have spoken falsely, kill me.
Simo. I’ll not hear a single word. I’ll ruffle you now, rascal, I will.
Davus. For all that, what I say is true.
Simo. For all that, Dromo, take care to keep him bound, [196]and, do you hear? chain him up hands and feet together. Go, sirrah, if I live, I’ll shew you what it is to impose upon your master, and Pamphilus also shall learn that an indulgent father is not to be deceived with impunity.
[Exeunt Dromo and Davus.
Chremes. Ah! Simo, check your excessive rage.
Simo. Chremes, is this the duty that a father ought to expect from his son? Do you not pity me, that I am made so anxious by a son? Oh Pamphilus! Pamphilus! come forth: have you no shame?