258 : PHILEMON.

Char. “What was his name?”

Mes. “Name? An honest man’s name.”

Char. ‘That makes me want more to hear it.”

Mes. “His name was — was —” (Aside) ‘ Here’s
a piece of bad luck!”

Char. “What is the matter?”

Mes. “Thad it on the tip of my tongue.” »

Char. “You don’t seem to know him very -well.”

Mes. “Not know him! I know him as well as I
know myself. But it is always the way — the thing
you know best you are apt to forget. However, I
can make it out letter by letter. I know it begins
with a ‘C.’”

Char, “Callias?”

Mes. “No.”

Char. “Callippus?”
Mes. “No.”

Char. “Callidemides?”
Mes. “No.”

Char. ‘ Callimenes?”
Mes. “No.”

Char. ‘“Callimachus ?”

Mes. “Tt is of no use; and indeed it does not
matter in the least.”

Char. “Well, there are many men of the name
Lesbionicus here, and unless you know the father’s
name you may not be able to find the young man.
See whether you can guess it.”

Mes. “Well, it was something beginning with
‘Char,’ ”