Ant. Pray, do tell me what all this means.
Chæ. Nay rather, i’faith, I beg of you to listen to me. Do you know the mistress whom my brother is so fond of?
Ant. I know her; I suppose you mean Thais?
Chæ. The very same.
Ant. So far I recollect.
Chæ. To-day a certain damsel was presented to her. Why now should I extol or commend her beauty to you, Antipho, since you yourself know how nice a judge of beauty I am? I have been smitten by her.
Ant. Do you say so?
Chæ. If you saw her, I am sure you would say she’s exquisite. What need of many words? I fell in love with her. By good luck there was at our house a certain Eunuch, whom my brother had purchased for Thais, and he had not as yet been sent to her. On this occasion, Parmeno, our servant, made a suggestion to me, which I adopted.
Ant. What was it?
Chæ. Be quiet, and you shall hear the sooner; to change clothes with him, and order myself to be taken there in his stead.