Piso. Never will you accomplish this, so long as we have that monkey of a kitchen-maid. For she never dares to rub determinedly so as to clean, for she is afraid of her fingers. Nor does she rinse things more than once and that with tepid water.
Arch. Why don’t you report this to the teacher?
Piso. It would be better to ask the housekeeper (famulam atriensem) for it is in her hands to change the kitchen-maids. But there is the teacher. Do you yourself wash these cups out, and rub them with a fig or nettle-leaf, or with sand and water, so that our schoolmaster to-day shall have no cause for blame.
Praec. Is all ready? Is there anything to delay you?
Arch. Nothing at all.
Praec. So that afterwards between the courses we need not have to make any break!
Feast-Master. Between the courses! Rather say the course and that a meagre one.
Praec. What are you murmuring?
Feast-Master. I say that you should sit down, that it is meal-time, and that the food will soon get spoilt!