Val. We don’t need stones, if we have some very small coins.
Tam. I have none, except gold and larger silver coins.
Val. Change some for small money. Here, boy, take these coins of one, two, two-and-a-half, and three, stivers and get us tiny coins from the money-changer—single, two, three, farthing-pieces, not bigger money.
Tam. How these coins shine!
Val. Certainly, they are as yet new and unused.
Tam. Let us go to the games-emporium, where we shall find everything ready to hand.
Cast. It is not expedient, for we should have such a number of umpires. We might just as well play in the public street. It would be better to betake ourselves into your room, and invite a few of our friends, especially those likely to put us in good spirits.
Tam. Your chamber is more convenient for this, for in mine, we should be interrupted continually by the mother’s maidservants, who are always seeking some dirty clothes in the women’s chests.
Val. Let us go then into the dining-room.