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The Eunuch (Eunuchus) First performed in Rome at the Megalesian Games, April 161

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Page 1: Games, (Eunuchus) Eunuch The First

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uch

(Eun

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161

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The

Eun

uch

151

INT

RO

DU

CT

OR

YN

OT

E

At

itsfi

rst p

erfo

rman

ce,

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uch’

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anun

prec

eden

ted

succ

ess

onth

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oman

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e,be

ing

brou

ght b

ack

for

ase

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perf

orm

ance

onth

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me

day

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ded

aco

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mon

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ecia

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war

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sed

ona

play

ofth

esa

me

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eby

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ande

rfo

rw

hich

we

have

very

little

inde

pend

ent

evid

ence

;bu

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eren

cete

llsus

inth

epr

olog

ueth

athe

has

adde

dth

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ters

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leof

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ence

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scen

esof

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tho’

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tran

cem

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)an

dT

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ting

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rive

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y,bu

tbe

yond

that

itis

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ssib

leto

dete

rmin

ew

ith

conf

iden

ceth

eex

tent

tow

hich

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ene

wch

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ters

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ght

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hth

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emen

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plot

orde

tails

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ticu

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odo

min

ates

and

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aso

ism

ade

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ject

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ry,

we

cann

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wha

tre

spec

tsT

eren

ceha

sha

dto

adju

stth

een

ding

ofM

enan

der’

sE

unuc

hto

fitt

hese

char

acte

rsin

.T

head

diti

onof

thes

est

ock

com

icch

arac

ters

was

nodo

ubt

afa

ctor

inth

epl

ay’s

orig

inal

succ

ess.

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itis

also

inge

nera

lon

eof

Ter

ence

’sliv

elie

stpl

ays,

from

the

open

ing

scen

eon

war

ds;

the

inte

ract

ion

ofth

ech

arac

ters

isdr

amat

ic,

the

acti

onm

oves

rapi

dly

forw

ards

,an

dth

ere

are

also

livel

yde

scri

ptio

nsof

off-

stag

eac

tion

.H

owev

er,

itis

one

ofth

ese

desc

ript

ions

that

brin

gsus

toa

mor

alpr

oble

m(f

orm

oder

nau

dien

ces)

atth

ehe

art

ofth

epl

ay.

Cha

erea

,an

impe

tuou

s18

-yea

r-ol

dbo

y,fa

llsin

love

wit

hP

amph

ila

onse

eing

her

inth

est

reet

.H

ele

arns

that

she

isbe

ing

pres

ente

dby

Thr

aso

asa

gift

toth

epr

osti

tute

Tha

is,

wit

hw

hom

his

own

elde

rbr

othe

rP

haed

ria

isal

soin

love

,an

dth

atP

haed

ria

ispl

anni

ngto

give

Tha

isa

eunu

ch.

Dis

guis

ing

him

self

asth

eeu

nuch

,C

haer

eaha

shi

mse

lfpr

esen

ted

toT

hais

and

ispu

tin

char

geof

Pam

phil

a;be

fore

long

hefi

nds

him

self

onhi

sow

nw

ith

her

and

seiz

esth

eop

port

unit

yto

rape

her.

He

then

esca

pes

from

Tha

is’

hous

ean

dre

coun

tshi

sex

ploi

tto

his

frie

nd

Ant

ipho

(at

549—

606)

;C

haer

eais

over

joye

dan

dtr

ium

phan

tab

out

the

enti

read

vent

ure,

alth

ough

we

subs

eque

ntly

lear

nth

athe

has

torn

Pam

phila

’scl

othe

san

dha

iran

dle

fthe

rin

afl

ood

ofte

ars.

Tohi

sfu

rthe

rde

light

,it

turn

sou

tth

atP

amph

ila,

who

mhe

had

belie

ved

tobe

asl

ave-

girl

inth

eho

use

ofa

pros

titu

te,

isin

fact

the

daug

hter

ofa

resp

ecta

ble

Ath

enia

nfa

mily

who

had

been

kidn

appe

das

asm

all

chil

dan

dso

ldin

tosl

aver

y.T

his

mea

nsth

athe

can

mar

ryhe

r(o

nce

her

iden

tity

has

been

esta

blis

hed)

,an

outc

ome

wit

hw

hich

heis

mor

eth

ansa

tisfi

ed.

Cha

erea

’sra

peof

Pam

phil

ais

the

cent

ral

acti

onof

the

play

;th

edi

sgui

sew

hich

enab

les

him

toca

rry

itou

tis

wha

tgi

ves

the

play

itsna

me,

and

his

desc

ript

ion

of

his

expl

oit

isth

ecl

imax

of

the

firs

tha

lf.

At n

ost

age

does

heex

pres

san

yre

gret

for

his

brut

alit

y,no

ris

hem

ade

tosu

ffer

any

mor

eth

anth

eem

barr

assm

ent

ofbe

ing

seen

inpu

blic

dres

sed

asa

eunu

ch.

Itis

easy

toco

ndem

nhi

sbe

havi

our,

toco

ndem

nT

eren

cefo

rm

akin

ghi

mth

ehe

roof

his

play

,an

dto

cond

emn

the

Rom

anau

dien

cefo

rgr

eetin

git

soen

thus

iast

ical

ly.

On

the

othe

rha

nd,

Cha

erea

isno

hear

tless

sedu

cer

but

ayo

ung

man

who

acts

very

muc

hon

impu

lse,

know

ing

noth

ing

ofPa

mph

ila’s

back

grou

nd;

itis

unlik

ely

that

the

defl

ower

ing

ofa

pros

titu

te’s

slav

e-gi

rlw

ould

have

been

felt

byso

ciet

yat

larg

e(o

rby

the

pred

omin

antl

ym

ale

citiz

enau

dien

ce)

tobe

ase

riou

sof

fenc

e,an

dit

isno

tsu

rpri

sing

that

for

Cha

erea

one

aspe

ctof

the

adve

ntur

eis

that

itgi

ves

him

ach

ance

topl

aya

tric

kon

apr

osti

tute

(382

—7)

.H

ege

tshi

sgi

rlw

itho

utha

ving

topa

yfo

rhe

r,in

circ

umst

ance

sth

atca

llfo

rsp

eedy

acti

on;

from

his

pers

pect

ive,

itis

anen

tert

aini

nges

capa

de, n

ota

seri

ous

outr

age.

Fro

mth

eau

dien

ce’s

pers

pect

ive,

itis

also

rele

vant

that

Pam

phil

ais

real

lyof

Ath

enia

nci

tizen

birt

h;if

such

agi

rlha

dac

quie

sced

will

ingl

yin

her

sedu

ctio

n,th

atw

ould

have

refl

ecte

dve

ryba

dly

onhe

r,an

dit

ispa

rtly

for

the

sake

ofhe

rre

puta

tion

that

the

play

wri

ghtr

epre

sent

she

ras

anun

will

ing

vict

im.

(See

the

sect

ion

on‘A

ncie

ntat

titu

des

tora

pe’

tow

ards

the

end

ofth

eIn

trod

ucti

onfo

ra

fulle

rdi

scus

sion

ofth

ispo

int.)

The

rape

ofP

amph

ila

isal

soce

ntra

lto

the

plot

-con

stru

ctio

n.T

heau

dien

cekn

ows

that

Tha

isis

tryi

ngto

find

Pam

phila

’sfa

mily

,in

the

hope

that

she

can

mak

ehe

row

npo

siti

onat

Ath

ens

mor

ese

cure

byhe

lpin

gso

me

citiz

ens.

The

fact

that

she

has

faile

dto

prot

ect

the

girl’

svi

rgin

ity

will

not

bea

poin

tin

her

favo

ur,

and

she

hers

elf

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Eun

uch

The

Eun

uch

153

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expe

cted

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ter.

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isca

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enti

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era

pist

,an

dhe

isve

ryke

ento

mar

ryP

amph

ila

whe

nle

disc

over

ssh

eis

aci

tizen

.B

utPy

thia

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men

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sole

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lyto

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ldno

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ise

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inte

rest

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his

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ean

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otec

tion

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whe

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inue

her

rela

tion

ship

wit

hP

haed

ria.

Thu

sC

haer

ea’s

un

pre

med

itat

edan

dir

resp

onsi

ble

act

lead

sto

aha

ppy

outc

ome

for

him

self,

for

Pha

edri

a,an

dfo

rT

hais

(and

perh

aps

even

,by

anci

ent

stan

dard

s,fo

rP

amph

ila)

;T

hais

achi

eves

her

aim

,bu

tno

tas

adi

rect

resu

ltof

her

ow

nef

fort

s.T

hera

peis

ane

cess

ary

cata

lyst

for

this

outc

ome.

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is,

like

Bac

chis

inT

heSe

lf-T

orm

ento

r,lik

esto

begi

ven

expen

sive

pres

ents

.B

utth

epl

ayth

row

sm

ore

emph

asis

onhe

rge

nuin

eaf

fect

ion

for

Pha

edri

a,he

rw

ish

tohe

lpP

amph

ila,

and

her

need

tose

cure

her

own

posi

tion

.A

ltho

ugh

her

mot

ives

are

repe

ated

lysu

spec

ted

byot

her

char

acte

rs,

the

audi

ence

isin

vite

dto

take

am

ore

sym

path

etic

view

ofhe

r:su

spec

ted

byot

hers

ofpl

otti

ngd

evi

ousl

yfo

rhe

row

nse

lfis

hen

ds,

she

isin

fact

(or

soit

seem

sat

firs

t)on

eof

the

vict

ims

ofC

haer

ea’s

dece

ptio

n.Sh

eis

not

enti

rely

self

less

,an

din

her

posi

tion

she

coul

dno

taf

ford

tobe

;bu

tth

isdo

esno

tpr

even

tus

from

sym

path

izin

gw

ith

her,

part

icul

arly

whe

nw

ese

eho

wun

just

ifia

ble

are

the

susp

icio

nsof

the

othe

rch

arac

ters

tow

ards

her.

Thr

aso

and

Gna

tho

are

mor

est

raig

htfo

rwar

dly

com

icch

arac

ters

,T

hras

oa

trad

itio

nal

empt

y-he

aded

and

boas

tful

sold

ier,

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tho

apa

rasi

tew

ith

the

wit

tofe

athe

rhi

sow

nne

stat

Thr

aso’

sex

pens

e.In

the

fina

lsc

ene,

itis

Gna

tho

who

stri

kes

ade

alw

ith

Pha

edri

aan

dC

haer

eaw

hich

both

furt

her

secu

res

his

own

posi

tion

and

enab

les

Thr

aso

toen

joy

cont

inue

dac

cess

toT

hais

(tho

ugh

quit

ew

hat

this

will

invo

lve

inpr

acti

ceis

,pe

rhap

sw

isel

y,le

ftra

ther

vagu

e).

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the

surf

ace,

this

isan

incl

usiv

een

ding

inw

hich

all t

hech

arac

ters

getw

hat

they

desi

re;

but

the

emph

asis

atth

eve

ryen

dis

onm

ocke

ryof

Thr

aso.

Cur

ious

ly,

this

endi

ngha

ssh

ocke

dso

me

read

ers

who

appe

arno

tto

have

been

part

icul

arly

pert

urbe

dby

the

rape

inth

em

iddl

eof

the

play

:th

eyha

veth

ough

tit

inap

prop

riat

efo

rT

hais

’fu

ture

tobe

deci

ded

for

her

inhe

rab

senc

e,an

dth

eyha

vefe

ltit

impl

ausi

ble

that

Pha

edri

a(w

hom

we

have

seen

tobe

pass

iona

tely

poss

essi

vein

his

love

for

Tha

is)

shou

ldag

ree

tosh

are

her

wit

han

yone

.It

was

not

unus

ual

at

Ath

ens

for

apr

osti

tute

tobe

kept

bya

num

ber

ofm

enat

the

sam

e

tim

e(s

eeth

eno

teon

The

Gir

lfr

omA

ndro

s87

),bu

tsh

arin

gw

ith

Thr

aso

isno

tqu

ite

the

endi

ngto

whi

chP

haed

ria

and

Tha

is

aspi

re.

How

ever

,T

eren

ce’s

endi

ngac

know

ledg

esce

rtai

nec

onom

ic

nece

ssiti

esto

whi

chP

haed

ria

and

Tha

isca

nnot

affo

rdto

bein

diff

er

ent,

and

we

are

not

invi

ted

tose

eth

e‘s

hari

ng’

asm

uch

ofa

thre

atto

thei

rha

ppin

ess.

As

note

dat

the

begi

nnin

gof

the

Intr

oduc

tion

,T

heE

unuc

his

one

ofth

epl

ays

(tog

ethe

rw

ith

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Bra

ggar

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edby

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llin

the

sem

inal

sixt

eent

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yco

med

yR

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ster

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ster

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thew

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rygr

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onol

ogue

inth

eop

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odel

led

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nath

o’s

at23

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gree

kat

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eof

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usta

nce

atth

een

dof

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IV,

ina

scen

ere

min

isce

ntof

The

Eun

uch

771—

816;

and

the

reco

ncil

iati

onat

the

end

ofA

ctV

has

som

ethi

ngin

com

mon

wit

hth

een

ding

ofT

eren

ce’s

play

.In

gene

ral,

the

boas

tful

sold

ier

has

been

apo

pula

rfi

gure

inE

urop

ean

com

edy,

but

itis

usua

llyea

sier

tode

tect

echo

esof

The

Bra

ggar

tSol

dier

than

of

The

Eun

uch.

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spl

ayw

righ

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arl

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erca

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asc

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l

inG

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ing

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uch

inK

iel,

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hco

ntem

pora

ryre

fere

nces

:it

ran

for

one

nigh

t

only

,si

nce

the

perf

orm

ance

resu

lted

inth

ein

stan

tcl

osur

eof

the

thea

tre

byth

epo

lice.

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Cha

ract

ers

The

Eun

uch

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enia

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love

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the

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dria

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erea

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mon

ey.

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this

girl

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ped

for

ago

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me

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nce

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her

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eyo

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taf

raid

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I’d

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the

girl

I’d

aban

don

him

,th

enhe

’dbe

prep

ared

togi

vehe

rto

me;

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hesa

ysth

at’s

wha

the

’saf

raid

of.—

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wha

tI

susp

ect

isth

athe

’sfa

llen

for

the

girl

.P

HA

ED

RIA

Any

thin

gm

ore

than

that

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HA

ISN

o:I’

vem

ade

enqu

irie

s.N

ow,

Pha

edri

ada

rlin

g,th

ere

are

lots

ofre

ason

sw

hyI

wan

tto

take

her

from

him

:fi

rst,

beca

use

she

was

spok

enof

asm

ysi

ster

;al

so, s

oth

atI c

anre

stor

ean

dre

turn

her

tohe

rfa

mily

.I’

mon

my

own:

I’ve

got

nobo

dyhe

re,

nofr

iend

,no

rela

tive.

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hat’

sw

hyI

wan

tto

get

som

efr

iend

sby

doin

gso

meo

nea

favo

ur,

Pha

edri

a.Pl

ease

help

me

inth

at—

help

me

150

over

the

diff

icul

ties:

let

him

bem

yle

adin

gm

anfo

rth

ese

few

days

.(P

HA

ED

RIA

does

not

resp

ond)

Are

n’t

you

goin

gto

answ

er?

PH

AE

DR

IA

You

bitc

h!D

oyo

uex

pect

me

toan

swer

atal

lwhe

nyo

ube

have

like

that

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AR

ME

NO

Bra

vo,

our

man

!T

hree

chee

rs!

At

last

you’

vego

tpr

oper

lyup

set:

you’

rea

man

!P

HA

ED

RIA

Did

n’t

Ire

aliz

ew

hat

you

wer

ele

adin

gup

to?

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imita

tes

TH

AI

5’

voic

e)‘A

smal

lgi

rlw

aski

dnap

ped

from

here

;m

ym

othe

rbr

ough

the

rup

asif

she

wer

ehe

row

n;sh

ew

assp

oken

ofas

my

sist

er;

Iw

ant

tota

kehe

rfr

omhi

m,

soth

atI

can

retu

rnhe

rto

her

fam

ily.’

—O

f cou

rse

wha

tal

lth

ese

wor

dsof

your

sco

me

dow

nto

isth

is,

inth

ela

stre

sort

:I’m

shut

out,

he’s

let

in!

160

Why

?—un

less

you

love

him

mor

eth

anm

e,an

dw

hat y

ou’r

eaf

raid

ofno

wis

that

the

girl

he’s

brou

ght

wit

hhi

mm

ight

snat

chth

atgr

eat

man

from

you!

TH

AIS

Mea

frai

do

fth

at?

PH

AE

DR

IA

Wel

lth

en,

wha

tel

seis

wor

ryin

gyo

u,m

ayI

ask?

Ishe

the

only

one

who

give

syo

upr

esen

ts?

Hav

eyo

uev

erkn

own

my

gene

rosi

tyto

war

dsyo

uto

becu

tof

t’?W

hen

you

told

me

you

wan

ted

asl

ave-

girl

from

Eth

iopi

a,di

dn’t

Idr

opev

eryt

hing

and

look

for

one?

The

nyo

usa

idyo

uw

ante

da

eunu

ch,

beca

use

only

the

gran

dest

ladi

esen

joy

thei

rse

rvic

es.—

Ifo

und

them

;ye

ster

day

Ipa

idtw

enty

min

as*

for

the

pair

ofth

em.

Des

pise

dby

you

thou

ghI

was

,I

rem

embe

red

them

.In

retu

rnfo

rdo

ing

that

,am

170

Ire

ject

edby

you?

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AI

s(a

ppea

ring

relu

ctan

tlyto

aban

don

her

posi

tion)

All

righ

tth

en,

Pha

edri

a:al

thou

ghI

wan

tto

get

her,

and

Ith

ink

this

isth

ew

ayit

can

best

bedo

ne,

all

the

sam

e,ra

ther

than

have

you

asan

enem

y,I’

lldo

wha

tyo

ute

llm

eto

.P

HA

ED

RIA

Ifon

lyyo

usp

oke

from

your

hear

tan

dho

nest

lyw

hen

you

said

‘rat

her

than

have

you

asan

enem

y’!

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belie

ved

that

was

said

sinc

erel

y,I

coul

dpu

tup

wit

han

ythi

ng!

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RM

EN

oH

e’s

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’sov

erco

me

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ere

mar

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wqu

ickl

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IS

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not

spea

king

from

my

hear

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hat’

sno

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ir!

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tha

veyo

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erw

ante

dfr

omm

e,ev

enin

fun,

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didn

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get

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ree

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ere

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days

tow

hat

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ED

RI

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ell,

ifit’

sfo

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oda

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don’

tle

tit

turn

into

twen

tyda

ys!

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AI

SC

erta

inly

not

mor

eth

antw

oda

ysor

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HA

ED

RIA

(int

erru

ptin

g)I

don’

tca

refo

rth

at‘o

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IS

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on’t

happ

en.

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seju

stag

ree

toth

is.

PH

AE

DR

IA(r

eluc

tant

ly)

Cle

arly

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ust

dow

hat

you

wan

t.T

HA

IST

hank

you

som

uch,

darl

ing;

you

are

kind

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HA

ED

RIA

(res

olut

ely)

Ish

all

goto

the

farm

,T

here

I’ll

tort

ure

mys

elf

for

thes

etw

oda

ys.

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t’s

wha

tI’

mre

solv

edto

do:

Tha

ism

ust

beob

eyed

!Y

ou,

Par

men

o,se

eth

atth

ey’r

ebr

ough

tov

erhe

re(r

efer

ring

toth

eE

thio

pian

girl

and

the

eunu

ch).

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RM

EN

oC

erta

inly

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xit

into

PH

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DR

IA

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use)

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DR

IAFo

rth

ese

two

days

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hais

,fa

rew

ell!

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AI

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arli

ngP

haed

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fare

wel

l to

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DR

IA

stay

sro

oted

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ot)

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hing

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you

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ther

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nyth

ing

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hatw

hen

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rew

ith

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sold

ier

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urs

you

shou

ldbe

abse

ntin

his

pres

ence

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yan

dni

ght

you

shou

ldlo

vem

e,lo

ngfo

rm

e,dr

eam

ofm

e,w

ant

me,

thin

kof

me,

hope

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me,

deli

ght

inm

e,be

wit

hm

een

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shor

t,yo

ube

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ceIa

myo

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ing

TH

AI

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one

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age)

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AI

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hde

ar,

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aps

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judg

ing

me

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othe

rw

omen

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ters

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know

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Ice

rtai

nly

know

this

for

afa

ct,t

hat

Ihav

en’t

mad

eup

any

lies,

and

200

that

noon

eis

dear

erto

my

hear

tth

anth

ism

anPh

aedr

ia.

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wha

teve

rI’

vedo

nein

all

this

I>’e

done

beca

use

ofth

egi

rl:I’

mal

mos

tce

rtai

nI’

vefo

und

her

brot

her

now

,an

da

very

wel

l-bo

rnyo

ung

man

heis

too;

and

he’s

agre

edto

com

eto

my

hous

eto

day.

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goin

side

and

wai

ttil

lhe

com

es.

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urns

tohe

rho

use.

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era

shor

tpa

use,

PH

AE

DR

IAan

dP

AR

ME

NO

reap

pear

from

thei

rho

use;

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AF.

DR

IA

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wre

ady

tose

tof

fto

his

fam

ily’s

farm

inth

eco

untr

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eth

atth

ey’r

ebr

ough

tov

er,

asI

said

!I

shal

l.B

utm

ake

sure

!I

shal

l.B

utqu

ickl

y!I

shal

l.A

reyo

urin

stru

ctio

nscl

ear

enou

gh?

Oh

wha

ta

ques

tion!

As

ifit

wer

edi

ffic

ult!

Ifon

lyyo

uco

uld

get

hold

ofso

met

hing

asea

sily

asth

isw

illgo

tow

aste

,21

0Ph

aedr

ia!

PH

AE

DR

IA

I’m

was

ting

away

too

atth

esa

me

time,

and

that

’sde

arer

tom

e!D

on’t

beso

upse

tab

out

the

othe

rw

aste

.P

AR

ME

N0

Ice

rtai

nly

won

’t;

I’ll

doth

ejo

b.N

om

ore

inst

ruct

ions

,ar

eth

ere?

PH

AE

DR

IASa

yas

muc

has

you

can

inpr

aise

ofm

ypr

esen

t,an

dpu

the

rof

f tha

tri

val

asm

uch

asyo

uca

n.P

AR

ME

NO

(im

patie

ntly

)O

h—!

I’ll

besu

reto

,ev

enif

you

didn

’tte

llm

e!P

HA

ED

RIA

Ish

all

goto

the

farm

and

stay

ther

e.P

AR

ME

NO

Goo

dfo

ryo

u!P

HA

ED

RIA

(sta

rts

tohe

adof

frig

ht,

then

stop

s)B

utlo

okhe

re!

PA

RM

EN

OW

hat

doyo

uw

ant?

PH

AE

DR

IAD

oyo

uth

ink

Ica

nho

ldou

tan

dpu

tup

with

it,an

dno

tco

me

back

inth

em

eant

ime?

PA

RM

EN

OY

ou?

Ice

rtai

nly

don’

tth

ink

so!

Eith

eryo

u’ll

com

eba

ckat

once

,or

else

late

r,in

the

nigh

t,yo

u’ll

bedr

iven

here

byin

som

nia.

PH

AE

DR

IAI’

llw

ork

onth

efa

rm,

soth

atI’

mut

terl

yex

haus

ted

220

and

goto

slee

pev

enif

Ido

n’t

wan

tto

.

PA

RM

EN

0Y

ou’ll

still

lieaw

ake,

and

you’

llbe

tired

asw

ell;

that

’sal

lth

edi

ffer

ence

you’

llm

ake!

PH

AE

DR

IAG

etaw

ayw

ithyo

u,yo

u’re

talk

ing

nons

ense

,Pa

rmen

o.Ij

ust

have

toca

stou

tth

isso

ftne

ssof

hear

t;I’

msp

oilin

gm

ysel

f.In

fact

coul

dn’t

Ido

wit

hout

her,

ifI

had

to,

even

for

aw

hole

thre

eda

ys?

PA

RM

EN

0W

hat?

An

entir

eth

ree

days

?St

eady

on!

PH

AE

DR

IA

The

deci

sion

has

been

mad

e!(E

xit

righ

t)P

AR

ME

NO

Yego

ds,w

hat

sort

ofdi

seas

eis

this

?To

thin

kth

atm

enca

nbe

soch

ange

dby

love

that

you

can’

tre

cogn

ize

them

tobe

the

sam

epe

rson

!N

oon

ew

asev

erle

sssi

lly, m

ore

seri

ous,

orm

ore

self-

cont

rolle

dth

anhe

was

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ees

GN

AT

HO

appr

oach

ing

from

the

left,

with

pA

MP

HIL

Aan

dan

othe

rsl

ave-

girl

)B

utw

ho’s

this

head

ing

inth

isdi

rect

ion?

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m!

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Gna

tho,

the

sold

ier’

spa

rasi

te.

He’

sbr

ingi

ngth

egi

rlw

ithhi

mas

apr

esen

tfo

rT

hais

.Wow

!W

hat

ago

odlo

oker

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llce

rtai

nly

put

upa

poor

show

here

toda

yw

ithth

isde

crep

iteu

nuch

ofm

ine.

She

beat

sT

hais

230

hers

elf!

GN

AT

HO

(not

seei

ngP

AR

ME

N0)

God

sin

heav

en,

how

one

man

surp

asse

san

othe

r!W

hata

diff

eren

ceth

ere

isbe

twee

na

fool

and

anin

telli

gent

man

!N

owth

isoc

curr

edto

me

asa

resu

ltof

the

follo

win

g:on

my

way

here

toda

yI

bum

ped

into

som

eone

from

here

ofm

yow

nra

nkan

dst

atio

n,no

ta

bad

sort

offe

llow

, who

like

me

had

devo

ured

allh

isin

heri

ted

wea

lth.

Isa

wth

athe

was

roug

h,fi

lthy

and

seed

y,ov

ergr

own

with

tatte

rsan

dtim

e.‘H

ey:

Isa

id,

‘wha

tar

eyo

udr

esse

dlik

eth

atfo

r?’

‘Sin

ceI

had

the

mis

fort

une

tolo

seev

eryt

hing

Iha

d,lo

okw

hat

I’ve

been

redu

ced

to!

All

my

frie

nds

and

acqu

aint

ance

sab

ando

nm

e.’

At

this

Ico

mpa

red

him

with

mys

elfa

ndfe

ltno

thin

gbu

tco

ntem

ptfo

rhi

m.

‘Wha

t:Is

aid,

‘you

big

drip

?H

ave

you

got

your

self

into

such

ast

ate

that

you

have

n’t

any

hope

sle

ftto

pin

onyo

urse

lf?

Hav

eyo

ulo

styo

urw

its24

0

toge

ther

with

your

wea

lth?

Loo

kat

me!

I’ve

rise

nfr

omth

esa

me

posi

tion

asyo

urs.

Loo

kat

my

com

plex

ion,

my

smar

tnes

s,m

ycl

othi

ng;

look

atth

eco

ndit

ion

ofm

ybo

dy!

Iha

veev

eryt

hing

wit

hout

havi

ngan

ythi

ng;

alth

ough

ther

e’s

noth

ing

inth

eba

nk,

ther

e’s

nosh

orta

geei

ther

.’‘Y

es, b

utun

fort

unat

ely

I’m

nogo

odat

telli

ngjo

kes

orta

king

abe

atin

g.’

‘Wha

t?D

oyo

uth

ink

that

’sho

wit’

sdo

ne?

You

’re

onqu

ite

the

wro

ngtr

ack!

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tw

ason

ceth

ety

pe

PH

AE

DR

IA

PA

RM

EN

O

PH

AE

DR

IA

PA

RM

EN

O

PH

AE

DR

IA

PA

RM

EN

O

PH

AE

DR

IA

PA

RM

EN

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The

Eun

uch

that

was

inbu

sine

ss,

alo

ngti

me

ago,

inth

eol

dda

ys;

I’ve

got

ane

ww

ayto

catc

hm

ybi

rd—

infa

ctIw

asth

efi

rstt

oin

vent

this

met

hod.

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re’s

acl

ass

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enw

how

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topa

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outs

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ing

inev

eryt

hing

,bu

tw

hoar

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;th

ey’i

eth

eon

esI

hunt

dow

n.I

don’

tla

ym

ysel

f on

asen

tert

ainm

ent

for

them

; I’m

the

one

who

laug

hsat

250

thei

rjo

kes,

and

Ipr

aise

thei

rw

itat

the

sam

eti

me.

Wha

teve

rth

eysa

y,I

expr

ess

my

appr

oval

;if

they

then

say

the

oppo

site

,I

appr

ove

ofth

atto

o!If

am

ansa

ysno

,I

say

no;

ifhe

says

yes,

Isa

yye

s.In

shor

t,I’

vegi

ven

orde

rsto

mys

elf t

oag

ree

toey

eryt

hing

.T

hat’

sth

etr

ade

wit

hm

uch

the

fatt

est

prof

its

now

aday

s!’

PA

RM

EN

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side

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mar

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ence

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ta

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eras

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ME

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0

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aliz

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then

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her

brot

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isex

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AR

ME

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her

brot

her

ina

fit

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ence

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ME

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hat

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hat?

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it.P

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ME

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lly?!

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Eun

uch

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Eun

uch

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PA

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