ofecto sine dolore peperit.

While this was going on, not one of us heard your wife groan
or whimper a bit, sir, the whole time: that's how she bore
those boys, sir--never a pang, that's plain.

_Amph._

Iam istuc gaudeo, 1100
utut erga me merita est.

(_heartily_) Well now, I'm glad of that, no matter what her
behaviour to me has been.

_Brom._

Mitte ista atque haec quae dicam accipe.
postquam peperit, pueros lavere iussit nos. occepimus.
sed puer ille quem ego lavi, ut magnust et multum valet!
neque eum quisquam colligare quivit incunabulis.

Do let that be, sir, and listen. After they were born she
told us to bathe them. We began. But that boy I bathed! How
big and strong he was! Not a soul of us could wrap him in
his swaddling clothes.

_Amph._

Nimia mira memoras; si istaec vera sunt, divinitus
non metuo quin meae uxori latae suppetiae sient.

A most astounding story! If it be true, there's no doubt
that my wife received divine aid.

_Brom._

Magis iam faxo mira dices. postquam in cunas conditust,
devolant angues iubati deorsum in impluvium duo
maximi: continuo extollunt ambo capita.

You'll call this more astounding still, sir, I warrant you.
After he was tucked in his cradle, two enormous crested
serpents came slipping down into the fountain basin: the
next second both of them were lifting up their heads.

_Amph._

Ei mihi.

Heavens and earth!

_Brom._

Ne pave. sed angues occulis omnis cirumvisere. 1110
postquam pueros conspicati, pergunt ad cunas citi.
ego cunas recessim rursum vorsum trahere et ducere,
metuens pueris, mihi formidans; tantoque angues acrius
persequi. postquam conspexit angues ille alter puer,
citus e cunis exilit, facit recta in anguis impetum:
alterum altera prehendit eos manu perniciter.

Don't be scared. Well, the serpents glared around at all of
us. As soon as they spied the boys they made for the cradles
like a flash. I backed away, fearful for the boys and
frightened for myself, pulling and hauling the cradles along
after me with the serpents a-chasing us all the angrier. The
minute that boy I was telling of sets eyes on the serpents
he's up and out of that cradle in a trice, rushing straight
for 'em and grabbing '