The Comedies of Terence

Scene VII.

Henry T. (Henry Thomas) Riley translation

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THE COMEDIES OF TERENCE.ANDRIA; THE FAIR ANDRIAN.ANDRIA; THE FAIR ANDRIAN.

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EUNUCHUS; THE EUNUCH.EUNUCHUS; THE EUNUCH.

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HEAUTONTIMORUMENOS; THE SELF-TORMENTOR.HEAUTONTIMORUMENOS; THE SELF-TORMENTOR.

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ADELPHI; THE BROTHERS,ADELPHI; THE BROTHERS,

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HECYRA; THE MOTHER-IN-LAW HECYRA; THE MOTHER-IN-LAW

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PHORMIO; OR, THE SCHEMING PARASITE PHORMIO; OR, THE SCHEMING PARASITE

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Pamphilus, alone.

Pam. He’s off. What shall I do in this distressed situation? Really, I don’t know in what way I’m to conceal this, as Myrrhina entreated me, her daughter’s lying-in; but I do pity the woman. What I can, I’ll do; only so long, however, as I observe my duty; for it is proper that I should be regardful of a parent,46 rather than of my passion. But look—I see Phidippus and my father. They are coming this way; what to say to them, I’m at a loss.

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