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Casina, or The Stratagem Defeated

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1. 5.3.956_962

   I’m utterly undone! I’m being called back. I’ll be off, as though I didn’t hear.

2. 5.4.963

   Where are you, you who imitate the morals of the Massilians? Now, if you wish to be taking liberties with me, is a good opportunity

3. 5.4.965

   [ at your risk. By my troth, you are undone. Come, only step this way. Now I fancy that when a witness out of I’ll find thus out of the street I order a murmur I

4. 5.4.970

   Now am I in extreme danger, between the stone and the sacrifice, nor know I which way to fly The wolf-dogs it was

5. 5.4.972

   I’ faith, I do think old there now like new.]

6. 5.4.973

   I’ll go this way. I trust that the omen of a bitch’s barking will prove the better.

7. 5.4.974b

   What are you doing, my husband, my good man? Whence come you in this guise?

8. 5.4.975

   What have you done with your walking-stick, or how disposed of the cloak you had?

9. 5.4.976

   While he was playing his loving pranks with Casina, he lost it, I fancy.

10. 5.4.977

    Utterly undone!

11. 5.4.977b

    Shall we go to bed again? I am Casina.

12. 5.4.977c

    Away with you to utter perdition!

13. 5.4.978

    Don’t you love me?

14. 5.4.978b

    Nay, but answer me; what has become of your cloak?

15. 5.4.979

    [Upon my faith, wife, the Bacchantes!

16. 5.4.979b

    Bacchantes!

17. 5.4.979c

    Bacchantes!

18. 5.4.979d

    He’s making pretence on purpose

19. 5.4.980

    for, upon my word, no Bacchantes are exhibiting at the present time.

20. 5.4.980b

    I forgot that. But still, the Bacchantes!—

21. 5.4.981b

    How, the Bacchantes?

22. 5.4.981c

    Why, that cannot be.

23. 5.4.982

    By my troth, you are in a fright.

24. 5.4.982b

    What I?

25. 5.4.982c

    I’ faith, do tell no lies, for it’s quite clear. ]

26. 5.4.991

    [ who even made a notorius man of me with his flagrant acts.]

27. 5.4.992

    Won’t you hold your tongue?

28. 5.4.992b

    I’ troth, I certainly shall not hold my tongue; for with the greatest earnestness you begged me to ask for Casina as my wife.

29. 5.4.994_995b

    That I did

30. 5.4.994_995

    on account of my love for you.

31. 5.4.994c

    I’ faith, of her rather. (Turning to CHALINUS.)

32. 5.4.996

    He’d have been making an attack upon you, in fact.

33. 5.4.996b

    I been doing these things that you mention?

34. 5.4.997

    And do you ask me that?

35. 5.4.997b

    If indeed I have done so, I’ve been doing wrong.

36. 5.4.998

    Just come back in-doors here; I’ll remind you, if you have forgotten anything.

37. 5.4.999

    Troth, I think, I’ll believe you in preference as to what you say.

38. 5.4.1000

    But, wife, do grant pardon to your husband for this; Myrrhina, do entreat Cleostrata! If ever, from this time forward, I love Casina, or even think of it, should I love her, I say, should I ever hereafter, in fact, be guilty of such a thing, there’s no reason, wife, why you shouldn’t lash me with twigs as I hang up by the arms.

39. 5.4.1004

    On my word, I do think that forgiveness may be granted for this.

40. 5.4.1004b

    I’ll do as you request me.

41. 5.4.1005

    On this account with the less difficulty do I now grant you this pardon, that, from being a long one, we mayn’t be making this Play still longer.

42. 5.4.1007

    You are not angry?

43. 5.4.1007b

    I am not angry.

44. 5.4.1007c

    Am I to trust your word?

45. 5.4.1007d

    You may my word.

46. 5.4.1008

    No person ever did have a more amiable wife than I’ve got.

47. 5.4.1009

    Keep to her, then.

48. 5.4.1009a

    Come you, give him back his walking-stick and cloak.

49. 5.4.1009b

    Take them, if you wish.

50. 5.4.1010

    Upon my faith, a great injustice has really been most egregiously done me; I’ve been married to two husbands; neither has behaved to me as to a new-made bride.

51. 5.4.1012

    Spectators, what’s to be done within, we’ll tell you here. This Casina will be discovered to be the daughter of this person next door, and she’ll be married to Euthynicus, our master’s son.

52. 5.4.1015

    Now it’s only fair that with your deserving hands you should give us deserved applause. He who does so, may he always keep his mistress without the knowledge of his wife. But he who doesn’t with his hands clap as loud as he can, in place of a mistress, may a he-goat, soused in bilge-water, be palmed off upon him.

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