Dame
Fortune herself comes along, don't you let her in.

_Staph._

Pol ea ipsa credo ne intro mittatur cavet,
nam ad aedis nostras numquam adit, quamquam prope est.

Goodness me, she won't get in: she'll see to that herself,
I fancy. Why, she never comes to our house at all, no matter
how near she is.

_Eucl._

Tace atque abi intro.

Keep still and go inside. (_advances on her_)

_Staph._

Taceo atque abeo.

(_hurrying out of reach_) I'm still, sir, I'm going!

_Eucl._

Occlude sis
fores ambobus pessulis. iam ego hic ero.

Mind you lock the door, both bolts. I'll soon be back.
[EXIT _Staphyla_ INTO HOUSE.

discrucior animi, quia ab domo abeundum est mihi.
nimis hercle invitus abeo. sed quid agam scio.
nam noster nostrae qui est magister curiae
dividere argenti dixit nummos in viros,
id si relinquo ac non peto, omnes ilico
me suspicentur, credo habere aurum domi. 110
nam non est veri simile, hominem pauperem
pauxillum parvi facere quin nummum petat.

It's agony having to leave the house, downright agony.
Oh my God, how I do hate to go! But I have my reasons. The
director of our ward gave notice he was going to make us a
present of two shillings a man; and the minute I let it pass
without putting in my claim, they'd all be suspecting I had
gold at home, I'm sure they would. No, it doesn't look
natural for a poor man to think so little of even a tiny
bit of money as not to go ask for his two shillings.

nam nunc cum celo sedulo omnis, ne sciant,
omnes videntur scire et me benignius
omnes salutant quam salutabant prius;
adeunt, consistunt, copulantur dexteras,
rogitant me ut valeam, quid agam, quid rerum geram.
nunc quo profectus sum ibo; postidea domum
me rursum quantum potero tantum recipiam.

Why, even now, hard as I try to keep every one from finding
out, it seems as if every one knew: it seems as if every one
has a heartier way of saying good day than they used to. Up
they come, and stop, and shake hands, and keep asking me
how I'm feeling, and how I'm getting on, and what I'm doing.
Well, I must get along to where I'm bound; and then I'll
come back home just as fast as I possibly can.
[EXIT _Euclio_