wretched? Once a kite flew off with a bit of food of
his: down goes the fellow to the magistrate's, blubbering
all the way, and there he begins, howling and yowling,
demanding to have the kite bound over for trial. Oh, I could
tell hundreds of stories about him if I had time. (_to both
cooks_) But which of you is the quicker? Tell me that.

_Anthr._

Ego, et multo melior.

I am, and a whole lot better, too.

_Pyth._

Cocum ego, non furem rogo.

At cooking I mean, not thieving.

_Anthr._

Cocum ergo dico.

Well, I mean cooking.

_Pyth._

Quid tu ais?

(_to Congrio_) And how about you?

_Cong._

Sic sum ut vides.

(_with a meaning glance at Anthrax_) I'm what I look.

_Anthr._

Cocus ille nundinalest, in nonum diem
solet ire coctum.

He's nothing but a market-day cook, that chap: he only gets
a job once a week.

_Cong._

Tun, trium litterarum homo
me vituperas? fur.

You running me down, you? You five letter man, you! You
T-H-I-E-F!

_Anthr._

Etiam fur, trifurcifer.

Five letter man youself! Yes, and five times--penned!

II. 5.

Scene 5.

_Pyth._

Tace nunciam tu, atque agnum hinc uter est pinguior
cape atque abi intro ad nos.

(_to Anthrax_) Come, come, shut up, you: and this fattest
lamb here, (_pointing_) take it and go over to our house.

_Anthr._

Licet.

(_grinning triumphantly at Congrio_) Aye, aye, sir.

[EXIT _Anthrax_ INTO HOUSE OF _Megadorus_ LEADING LAMB.

_Pyth._

Tu, Congrio,
quem illic reliquit agnum, eum sume atque abi
[3]intro illuc, et vos illum sequimini.
vos ceteri ite huc ad nos.

Congrio, you take this one he's left (_pointing_) and go
into that house there, (_pointing to Euclio's_) and as for
you, (_indicating some of the attendants_) you follow him.
The rest of you come over to our house.

_Cong._

Hercle iniuria 330
dispertivisti: pinguiorem agnum isti habent.

Hang it! That's no way to divide: they've got the fattest
lamb.

_Pyth._

At nunc tibi dabitur pinguior tibicina.
i sane cum illo, Phrugia. tu autem, Eleusium,
huc intro abi ad nos.

Oh well, I'll give you the fattest music girl. (_turning to
girls_) That means you, Phrygia: you go with him. As for
you, El