What then? Is it she? SCELEDRUS Although ’tis she, ’tis not she.PERIPLECOMENUS Have you seen this lady? SCELEDRUS I have seen both her and the gentleman, your guest, caressing and kissing.PERIPLECOMENUS Is it she? SCELEDRUS I know not.PERIPLECOMENUS Would you know for certain? SCELEDRUS I should like to.PERIPLECOMENUS Go you this instant into your own house: see whether your lady is within.SCELEDRUS Very well: you’ve advised me rightly. I’ll be out again to you this instant. Goes into the CAPTAIN’S house. PERIPLECOMENUS I’ faith, I never saw any man more cleverly fooled, and by more singular devices. But here he is coming.

Enter SCLEDRUS from the CAPTAIN’s house.SCELEDRUS Periplecomenus, by Gods and men, and by my own folly, and by your knees! I do beseech you—PERIPLECOMENUS What now? SCELEDRUS Pardon my ignorance and my folly; now, at length, I know that I am half-witted, blind, and thoughtless; for, behold! Philocomasium is at home.PERIPLECOMENUS How, then, hang-dogHang-dog: Furcifer.Literally, bearer of the furca. Slaves are repeatedly thus called in these plays, as, by way of punishment for their misdeeds, they were compelled to carry a furca, or two pieces of wood shaped like the letter V, round their necks, with their hands tied to the ends of the instrument.. Have you seen them both?SCELEDRUS I have seen them. PERIPLECOMENUS I wish you to bring your master to me. SCELEDRUS Indeed, I confess that I deserve a very great punishment; and I own that I have done a wrong to your lady guest. But I thought that she was the lady of my master, to whom the Captain, my master, gave me as a keeper; for it is not possible for water ever to be drawn more like to water from the same well, than is she to this lady guest of yours. And I will confess, as well, that I did look through the skylight into your house.PERIPLECOMENUS Why shouldn’t you confess what I saw myself?