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SCENE VI.
Enter MENÆCHMUS SOSICLES and MESSENIO.Men. Sos.
And do you dare affirm, audacious fellow,
That you have met me any where to-day,
When I had order'd you to meet me here?
Mess.
It is so true, that I not only met you;
But that e'en now, I freed you from four men,
Before this very house, who seiz'd on you,
And would have borne you off. You call'd on gods
And men for their assistance. I ran up,
And snatch'd you from them, notwithstanding all
Their efforts to the contrary, and fought them.
On which account, as I had done you service,
You gave my freedom to me: After that,
You bade me go, and fetch your goods and money.
You've hasten'd on, fast as you could, before,
To frustrate your own deeds—
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And did I bid you
Depart a freeman?
Mess.
Certainly.
Men. Epi.
And 'tis
Most certain, I'm as much a slave myself
As e'er I gave to you your liberty.
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