y, look-- he's at home, waiting for you.

CTES. (_speaking joyously._) Ha!

SYR. What's the matter?

CTES. What's the matter? 'Tis through him, Syrus, that I am now
alive-- generous creature! Has he not deemed every thing of secondary
importance to himself in comparison with my happiness? The reproach,
the discredit, my own amour and imprudence, he has taken upon himself.
There can be nothing beyond this; but what means that noise at the
door?

SYR. Stay, stay; 'tis {AEschinus} himself coming out.

SCENE V.

_Enter AESCHINUS, from the house of MICIO._

AESCH. Where is that villain?

SAN. (_aside._) He's looking for me.[43] Is he bringing any thing
{with him}? Confusion! I don't see any thing.

AESCH. (_to CTESIPHO._) Ha! well met; you are the very man I was
looking for. How goes it, Ctesipho? All is safe: away then with your
melancholy.

CTES. By my troth, I certainly will away with it, when I have such a
brother as you. O my {dear} AEschinus! O my brother! Alas! I am
unwilling to praise you any more to your face, lest you should think I
do so rather for flattery than through gratitude.

AESCH. Go to, you simpleton! as though we didn't by this time
understand each other, Ctesipho. This grieves me, that we knew of it
almost too late, and that the matter had come to such a pass, that if
all mankind had wished they could not possibly have assisted you.

CTES. I felt ashamed.

AESCH. Pooh! that is folly, not shame; about such a trifling matter
{to be} almost {flying} the country![44] 'Tis shocking to be
mentioned; I pray the Gods may forbid it!

CTES. I did wrong.

AESCH. (_in a lower voice._) What says Sannio to us at last?

SYR. He is pacified at last.

AESCH. I'll go to the Forum to pay him off; you, Ctesipho, {step}
in-doors to her.

SAN. (_aside to SYRUS._) Syrus, do urge {the matter}.

SYR. (_to AESCHINUS._) Let us be off, for he is in haste for
Cyprus.[45]

SAN. Not particularly so; although still, I'm stopping here doing
nothing at all.

SYR. It shall be paid, don't fear.

SAN. But he is to pay it all.

SYR. He shall pay it all; only hold your tongue and follow {us} this
way.

SAN. I'll follow.

CTES. (_as SYRUS is going._) Harkye, harkye, Syrus.

SYR. (_turning back._) Well now, what is it?

CTES. (_aside._) Pray do discharge that most abominable fellow as soon
as possible; for fear, in case he should become more angry, by some
means or other this matter should reach my fa