ned villain than you on the face of
the earth, or one I'd be gladder to go out of my way to
punish more, either.

_Cong._

Pol etsi taceas, palam id quidem est: res ipsa testist;
ita fustibus sum mollior magis quam ullus cinaedus.
sed quid tibi nos tactiost, mendice homo?

Good Lord! That's evident enough, even if you didn't say so:
the facts speak for themselves. I've been clubbed till I'm
looser than any fancy dancer. Now what did you mean by
laying hands on me, you beggar?

_Eucl._

Quae res?
etiam rogitas? an quia minus quam aequom erat feci?

What's that? You dare ask me? Didn't I do my duty by you--is
that it? (_lifts cudgel_)

_Cong._

Sine, at hercle cum magno malo tuo, si hoc caput sentit.

(_backing away_) All right: but by gad, you'll pay heavy for
it, or I'm a numskull.

_Eucl._

Pol ego haud scio quid post fuat: tuom nunc caput sentit.
sed in aedibus quid tibi meis nam erat negoti
me absente, nisi ego iusseram? volo scire.

Hm! I don't know anything about the future of your skull,
but (_chuckling and tapping his cudgel_) it must be numb
now. (_savagely_) See here, what the devil were you doing in
my house without my orders while I was gone? That's what I
want to know.

_Cong._

Tace ergo.
quia venimus coctum ad nuptias.

Well then, shut up. We came to cook for the wedding, that's
all.

_Eucl._

Quid tu, malum, curas,
utrum crudum an coctum ego edim, nisi tu mi es tutor? 430

And how does it concern you, curse you, whether I eat my
food cooked or take it raw--unless you are my guardian?

_Cong._

Volo scire, sinas an non sinas nos coquere his cenam?

Are you going to let us cook dinner here or not? That's what
I want to know.

_Eucl._

Volo scire ego item, meae domi mean salva futura?

Yes, and I want to know whether my things at home will be
safe?

_Cong._

Utinam mea mihi modo auferam, quae adtuli, salva:
me haud paenitet, tua ne expetam.

All I hope is I can get safe away with my own things that I
brought there. That'll do for me: don't worry about my
hankering for anything you own.

_Eucl._

Scio, ne doce, novi.

(_incredulous_) I know. You needn't go on. I quite
understand.

_Cong._

Quid est qua prohibes nunc gratia nos coquere hic cenam