Ner.Ha, ha, ha!
He’ll crunch us, think you, master? But this Sylla
Is poor as a rat: and Plautus, if he is wealthy,
Lives moderately.
Tig.Poor men are poor in scruples:
And rich men that live moderately, be sure,
Hide some rich purpose.
Ner.Had these men a purpose,
It would be bruited.
Tig.It is bruited.