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Scen. 2.
Dau.Good God! what good newes bring I?
But where trow may I finde Pamphilus out?
To rid his feares, and fill his heart with comfort.
Cha.
He is iocund, at what I know not.
Pam.
Tut, man, tis, nothing.
The mischiefe now afoot, he yet not heares of.
Dau.
Who if he haue heard of this prepared wedding—
Cha.
Doe you not heare him?
Dau.
I guesse verily
Hunts all the towne ore for me, like a madman.
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First bend my course?
Cha.
Why speake you not vnto him?
Dau.
Ile get me hence, and seeke him.
Pam.
Dauus, stay:
Come hither.
Dau.
Who ist cals? Oh Pamphilus,
I sought you: you here too Charinus? braue.
Both in the nicke. Y'are the men, I lookt for.
Pam.
Oh Dauus Ime vndone.
Dau.
Tut, list to me.
Cha.
I am for euer lost.
Dau.
Your feare I know.
Pam.
My life now lies at stake.
Dau.
Yours I know too.
Pam.
I must be married.
Dau.
That I also know.
Pam.
I, but this very day.
Dau.
You weary me
With newes, that I am perfect in already.
You feare to haue her; you to misse her.
Cha.
Th'hast it.
Pam.
I that's the point.
Dau.
Well, and I say the point
Has then no danger in it. Obserue me.
Pam.
For Gods sake rid me quickly of this feare.
Dau.
Lo, I free thee. Chremes now's not minded
To trouble you with a wife.
Pam.
How doest know it?
Dau.
Your Father tooke me by the sleeue e'en now,
And told me this day he would marrie you:
Adding much more, which now's no time to talke on.
Presently hastning to acquaint you with it,
I ranne to the Market-place: there missing you
I got to a high rais'd ground, and round about
Look'd to espie you; could not. Then by chance
I saw Charinus seruant, Byrrhia:
Of him I ask'd, he said he had not seene you:
It vex'd me: still I cast what I should doe.
Returning thence, a certaine iealousie
By circumstances bred came in my minde.
Vmph! heres small rost; the old man sad, a wedding?
It scarce hangs well together.
Pam.
Whereto this?
Dau.
I hie me streight to Chremes; thither come,
I note a silent stilnesse at the doore.
Now, this gaue me good heart.
Cha.
Well said, goe on.
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Somewhile I there continue: all that while
I saw no creature passing out or in;
No matron there; no decking of the house;
No stirre; I neerer came, and peeped in.
Pam.
I know they are good coniectures.
Dau.
Doe such things
Thinke you agree vnto a nuptiall day?
Pam.
In troth I thinke not Dauus.
Dau.
Doe you say, thinke?
You construe things not well: the case is plaine.
Besides, thence going I met Chremes seruant
With hearbs and small sprots for the old mans supper.
Cha.
Dauus, through thee I am now rid of care.
Dau.
Nay of my faith not so.
Cha.
Why man prethee?
For thou conclud'st, he will not giue her him.
Dau.
Conceited pate! as if it therefore followed,
If he not haue her, you must marrie her.
Vnlesse you lookt toot, make your suit, and meanes
T'her fathers friends, you may hap hop wiuelesse.
Cha.
Thou promptst me well; Ile goe about it streight:
Though oft this hope haue faild me: fare ye well.
Exit Charinus.
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