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a young man, in whom he recognized his own son
Pamphilus, run out from among the crowd of spec-
- tators and catch the girl round the-waist. The next
moment he heard him remonstrating with her. “My
dear Glycerium,” — these were his words, — “what
are you doing? why do you try to kill yourself?”
The girl turned at. the sound of his voice, and fell.
into his arms in a passion of tears. It was evident,
Simo thought to himself, that this was not. ‘the first
time that they had met. And all.the time. Pamphilus
was betrothed to Philumena, the daughter of an old
friend, Chremes by name. It was a desirable match
in every way, and Simo was greatly troubled at the
thought that it might be broken off.

This indeed seemed not unlikely to happen:
Others besides Simo had witnessed the scene at the
funeral, and one of them had carried the report to
Chremes, Philumena’s father, with the result that he
came in a great rage to his friend, and declared that
he should not think of allowing his daughter to
become the wife of a young man whose affections
were evidently bestowed elsewhere, and who, indeed,
was possibly married already. - :

Simo now resolved, by way of bringing” matters 'to
a crisis, to tell his son that the marriage ‘with Philu-
mena was to take place that very day. If the young
man made no objection, all was ‘well. -The foolish
engagement to the girl seen at the funeral would be
broken off, and it would not be difficult to indtice