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use to this man, and she can’t find her father and
mother without them.”

Dem. “He shall give them up.”

“Give them up?” said Gripus, “I shall give up
nothing.”

Trach. “J want nothing but the casket and the
toys.”> oe ;

“J dare say,” Gripus replied; ‘but what if they
are gold and silver?”

Trach. “You shall have what they are worth a
weight: gold for gold, silver for silver.”

Grip. “Let me see the gold, and .you shall. see
the casket.”’.

“Hold your tongue,” broke in Demones, getting
out of all patience.. “And you tell me nay what
you want,” he went on to Trachalio..

“Well, the case is this,’ said Trachalio. ° “These
two girls are free by right; the one, Palestra I
mean, was stolen when she was a little child at
Athens, and the proof of it is in that trunk there.”

“T understand,” said Daeemones.  “ Now, Palestra,
tell me, is that your trunk?” 3

“Ves, it is,” said the girl ‘And there is a
wooden casket in it, and in the casket the toys which
I had when I was a child: I can describe them all.
If I am wrong, there is nothing more to be said.
If I am right, then pray let me have them back.” .
“So you shall, ”. said Deemones. “That’s simple
right.”