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Scen. 6.
Lach.My Country grange yeelds this commoditie,
I find no irksomnesse in field, or citie:
I can shift place, being of either wearie.
But is not yond our Parmeno? tis he.
Who waite you here for before Thais doore?
Par.
Who's that? oh Master! you are wellcome home.
Lach.
Who wait'st thou here for?
Par.
I'm vndone, my Tongue
Falters for feare.
Lach.
How's this? why shakst thou so?
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Par.
Master first I craue
You would conceiue the matter as it stands:
That what so ere hath happend, hath not come
Through any fault of mine.
Lach.
Say, what it is?
Par.
Indeede you vrge the question orderly:
I should haue first opend the case to you.
Phædria bought an Eunuch to bestow
vpon her here
Lach.
Vpon whom here?
Par.
Thais.
Lach.
Bought saist thou? I am certainely vndone.
What cost he?
Par.
Twentie pound.
Lach.
All's lost.
Par.
Besides
Chærea doos loue a minstrell wench here.
Lach.
Ha!
What, loues saist thou? doos he alreadie know
What a whore meanes? is he got to towne too?
One mischiefe broodes another.
Par.
Pray you sir
Do not so eye me. This he dooes not do
vpon my setting on.
Lach.
Sirrha, leaue talke
Touching thy selfe. If I liue (pillorie)
I'l—,But vnfold first th'whole bus'nesse to me.
Par.
Charea was brought to Thais for that Eunuch.
Lach.
How! for an Eunuch?
Par.
Yes sir, afterward
They haue taken him for an adulterer;
And bound him.
Lach.
Oh, I'm undone for euer.
Par.
Pray note (good sir) these strumpets insolence.
Lach.
Is there yet any further mischiefe left,
Or ill vnutterd.
Par.
This is all.
Lach.
Why stay I
From breaking in vpon 'hem?
Par.
There's no doubt
But I incurre some famous punishment:
But since I must do't of necessitie,
I ioy yet I shall worke these queanes some mischiefe.
For th'old man long hath sought occasion
To plague'hem soundly: now at last has found one.
Enter Pythias.
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