Chæ. (stepping forward.) Here he is.
Phæd. I’m overjoyed.
Chæ. I quite believe you. There is no one, brother, more worthy to be loved than this Thais of yours: so much is she a benefactress to all our family.
Phæd. Whew! are you commending her too to me?
Thra. (apart.) I’m undone; the less the hope I have, the more I am in love. Prithee, Gnatho, my hope is in you.
Gna. (apart.) What do you wish me to do?
Thra. (apart.) Bring this about, by entreaties or with money, that I may at least share Thais’s favors in some degree.
Gna. (apart.) It’s a hard task.
Thra. (apart.) If you set your mind on any thing, I know you well. If you manage this, ask me for any present you like as your reward; you shall have what you ask.
Gna. (apart.) Is it so?