Phæd. I’ll use my best endeavors.
Geta. Do you then accost him first; I’ll be here in reserve,[37] by way of reinforcement, if you give ground at all.
Phæd. Very well.
They retire to a distance.
[ Scene VI.]
Enter Demipho, at the other side of the stage.
Dem. (to himself.) And is it possible that Antipho has taken a wife without my consent? and that no authority of mine—but let alone “authority”[38]—no displeasure of mine, at all events, has he been in dread of? To have no sense of shame! O audacious conduct! O Geta, rare adviser!
Geta (apart to Phædria.) Just brought in at last.
Dem. What will they say to me, or what excuse will they find? I wonder much.
Geta (apart.) Why, I’ve found that out already; do think of something else.