Shall I beat him again, or do you let him go?PYRGOPOLINICES I’m tamed by your cudgels. I do entreat you.PERIPLECOMENUS Loose him. PYRGOPOLINICES I return you thanks.PERIPLECOMENUS If I ever catch you here again, I’ll insert a disqualifying clause.PYRGOPOLINICES Well: I make no objection.PERIPLECOMENUS Let’s go in, Cario. PERIPLECOMENUS, CARIO, and SERVANTS go into his house.

Enter SCLEDRUS and other SERVANTS of the CAPTAIN.PYRGOPOLINICES Here are some of my servants, I see. Tell me, is Philocomasium off yet.SCELEDRUS Aye, some time since. PYRGOPOLINICES Ah me!SCELEDRUS You would say thatYou would say that: Sceledrus, probably, only enters at this moment with the other servants of the Captain; the editions, in general, somewhat absurdly represent him as present from the beginning of the Fifth Act. still more if you were to know what I know, for that fellow who had the wool before his eye was no sailor. PYRGOPOLINICES Who was he, then? SCELEDRUS A lover of Philocomasium’s.PYRGOPOLINICES How do you know? SCELEDRUS I do know: for after they had got out of the city gate, they didn’t wait a moment before falling to kissing and embracing each other at once.PYRGOPOLINICES O wretched fool that I am! I see that I have been gulled. That scoundrel of a fellow, Palaestrio, it was he that contrived this plot against me.SCELEDRUS I think it was properly done. If it were so done to other letchers, there would be fewer letchers here; they would stand more in awe, and give their attention less to these pursuits.PYRGOPOLINICES Let’s go into my house.AN ACTORto the AUDIENCE. Give us your applause.