hes_)--Ver. 771.
"Suffarcinatam." He alludes to the trick already referred to as
common among the Greeks, of the nurses and midwives secretly
introducing supposititious children; see l. 515 and the Note.]

[Footnote 83: _Several free women were present_)--Ver. 772. She
speaks of "liberae," "free women," because in Greece as well as
Italy slaves were not permitted to give evidence. See the Curculio
of Plautus, l. 621, and the Note to the passage in Bohn's
Translation. See also the remark of Geta in the Phormio, l. 293.]

[Footnote 84: _Constrained by the laws_)--Ver. 782. He alludes to
a law at Athens which compelled a man who had debauched a
free-born woman to marry her. This is said by Davus with the view
of frightening Chremes from the match.]

[Footnote 85: _She ought to be carried off_)--Ver. 787. He says
this implying that Mysis, who is a slave, ought to be put to the
torture to confess the truth; as it was the usual method at Athens
to force a confession from slaves by that method. We find in the
Hecyra, Bacchis readily offering her slaves to be put to the
torture, and in the Adelphi the same custom is alluded to in the
scene between Micio, Hegio, and Geta.]

[Footnote 86: _Descended to me by law_)--Ver. 800. On the
supposition that Chrysis died without a will, Crito as her next of
kin would be entitled to her effects.]

[Footnote 87: _ Is Chrysis then----?_)--Ver. 804. This is an
instance of Aposiopesis; Crito, much affected, is unwilling to
name the death of Chrysis. It was deemed of ill omen to mention
death, and numerous Euphemisms or circumlocutions were employed in
order to avoid the necessity of doing so.]

[Footnote 88: _Warn me, a stranger_)--Ver. 812. Patrick has the
following remarks upon this passage: "Madame Dacier observes that
it appears, from Xenophon's Treatise on the policy of the
Athenians, that all the inhabitants of cities and islands in
alliance with Athens were obliged in all claims to repair thither,
and refer their cause to the decision of the people, not being
permitted to plead elsewhere. We can not wonder then that Crito is
unwilling to engage in a suit so inconvenient from its length,
expense, and little prospect of success." She might have added
that such was the partiality and corruptness of the Athenian
people, that, being a stranger, his chances of success would
probably be materially diminished.]