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find out from him. He is one of that rascally crew
indeed, and if he fancies that I am looking for my
son, the scoundrel will. never tell me. I won’t let
him know what I want.” Syrus was busy with some
cooking, and was talking to a fellow-slave, and pre-
tended not to see the new-comer. He was telling,
with much apparent satisfaction, how Micio had
taken the news of AEschinus’s recent exploit. ‘“We
told the old man the whole story of what had hap-
pened. I never saw any one more delighted.’

De. (aside). “Good heavens! what a fool the man
must be!”

Syrus. “He praised his son. He thanked me for
having suggested the scheme. He counted out the
mofiey on the spot,— you know we paid the dealer
what the girl had cost him,—and he’ gave me two
pounds for myself. I shall know how to spend that.”

De. (aside). “Well, that’s a nice fellow to trust
anything to!”

Sy. “Oh! Demea, I did not see you. How are
things going on?”

De. “TY can’t sufficiently admire your way of pro-
ceeding.”

Sy. “Well, it is foolish and unreasonable, to speak
the truth. Dromo, you may clean the other fish,
but let the big conger play in the water. a little
time ; when I come home I will bone him; but don’t
do it before.”

De, “That there should be such wickedness!” »

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