y good news? You have talked enough.

_Leon._

Auscultate atque operam date et mea dicta devorate.
primum omnium servos tuos nos esse non negamus, 650
sed tibi si viginti minae argenti proferentur,
quo nos vocabis nomine?

(_importantly_) Listen here, you two; pay attention and
devour my remarks, (_to Argyrippus_) First of all, we are
your slaves, we don't deny that; but if eighty pounds is
produced for you, what will you call us?

_Argyr._

Libertos.

(_eagerly_) Freedmen!

_Leon._

Non patronos?

Not patrons, eh?

_Argyr._

Id potius.

Yes, yes, patrons!

_Leon._

Viginti minae hic insunt in crumina,
has ego, si vis, tibi dabo.

There's eighty pounds in this wallet here: I'll give it to
you if you like.

_Argyr._

Di te servassint semper,
custos erilis, decus popli, thensaurus copiarum,
salus interioris[24] corporis amorisque imperator.
hic pone, hic istam colloca cruminam in collo plane.

Heaven prosper you for evermore, you guardian of your
master, you glory of the populace, you storehouse of
supplies, saviour of the inner man, and generalissimo of
love! Put it here, hang that wallet here around my neck in
plain sight.

_Leon._

Nolo ego te, qui erus sis, mihi onus istuc sustinere.

Let my master bear such a load? No sir, not I.

_Argyr._

Quin tu labore liberas te atque istam imponis in me?

Why not take things easy yourself and let me stand the
strain?

_Leon._

Ego baiulabo, tu, ut dacet dominum, ante me ito inanis. 660

I'll act as porter myself; as for you, you walk on ahead as
a master should, empty handed.

_Argyr._

Quid nunc?

(_eagerly_) Well now?

_Lean._

Quid est?

(_drawling_) Well what?

_Argyr._

Quin tradis huc cruminam pressatum umerum?

Why don't you hand the wallet over and let it crush my
shoulder?

_Leon._

Hanc, cui daturu's hanc, iube petere atque orare mecum.
nam istuc proclive est, quo iubes me plane collocare.

She's the one, (_pointing to Philaenium_) the one you'll
give it to, tell her to ask me for it, tease me for it. You
see that plain site you told me to put it on is a (_with a
sly glance at Philaenium_) slope.

_Phil._

Da, meus ocellus, mea rosa, mi anime, mea voluptas,
Leonida, argent