Miles Gloriosus

Plautus, Titus Maccius

Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, H. T., translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.

  1. And, as I’m let go, I’ll go in here. Runs into the house of PERIPLECOMENUS.
SCELEDRUS
  1. She has acted with a woman’s honour.
PALAESTRIO
  1. Sceledrus, you’ve lost the prey through your hands; as sure as possible she is the lady of our master. Do you intend to act in this matter with spirit?
SCELEDRUS
  1. How am I to act?
PALAESTRIO
  1. Bring me a sword out here from in-doors.
SCELEDRUS
  1. What will you do with it?
PALAESTRIO
  1. I’ll break right into the house[*](Into the house: The mock rage of Palaestrio here is admirably drawn); and whatever man I see in-doors there caressing Philocomasium, I’ll behead him on the spot.
SCELEDRUS
  1. And do you think that it was she?
PALAESTRIO
  1. I’ faith, it was she, sure enough.
SCELEDRUS
  1. But how she did dissemble.