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SCENE VI.

Re-enter DORDALUS with a bag of money.
Dor.
Sixty good silver minæ, save two pieces,
Are in this bag—

Sag.
And what do they profess?

Dor.
To buy this bag—Or cause it to return
To me again—

Sag.
Ay, that's lest you should be
A pandar incompleat, you sordid wretch,
You fear to lose your bag—

Tox.
Let him alone;
I beg you do—For, since he is a pandar
The thing's not wonderful at all—

Dor.
This day,
If heed is given to omens I shall make
Considerable profit—Nothing then
So small, but I should grieve to part with it—
Here, take it—

Sag.
Hang it then about my neck,
If 'tis not troublesome—

Dor.
It shall be done—

[Hangs the bag about Sagaristio's neck.
Sag.
Is there ought else you would command me in?

Dor.
Why in such haste?

Sag.
My business presses me.
I've letters to deliver in the city—
Besides, I'm told, that my twin brother's here
A slave—I want to find him, and redeem him.

Dor.
You've put it luckily into my head,—
I think I've seen one here exactly like you,
Just the same size—

Sag.
'Tis certainly my brother.

Dor.
But we would gladly know your name?

Tox.
His name?
What's that to us?—

Sag.
You must be all attention.
'Tis vainspekèron—virginselleronides,
Trifleblaberos—silverscreweronton,
Theeworthyspeakades—flatt'rygaineros
What he has once done—neverpartwitharon—

Dor.
Hey-day!—Your name must certainly be written
In various ways—

Sag.
It is the Persian fashion—
We have long names, and hard to be pronounc'd—
Would you command me further?

Dor.
No—Farewell—

Sag.
Farewell to you—My mind's on board already—

Dor.
You'd better go to-morrow—Sup with us
To-day— [to Sagaristio going.]
Well, if it must be so—Farewell.

[Exit Sagaristio.