Dav. I forthwith betook myself to the house of Chremes. When I arrived there—stillness before the door;[52] then I was pleased at that.
Char. You say well.
Pam. Proceed.
Dav. I stopped there. In the mean time I saw no one going in, no one going out; no matron at the house,[53] no preparation, no bustle. I drew near; looked in—
Pam. I understand; a considerable indication.
Dav. Do these things seem to accord with a wedding?
Pam. I think not, Davus.
Dav. Think, do you say? You don’t view it rightly; the thing is certain. Besides, coming away from there I saw the servant-boy of Chremes carrying some vegetables and little fishes, an obol’s worth,[54] for the old man’s dinner.
Char. This day, Davus, have I been delivered by your means.
Dav. And yet not at all.