He must by no means now be present, since

To him alone I formerly reveal’d

That I abstain’d from her when first we married:

And if he hears her frequent cries, I fear

That he’ll discover her to be in labor.

I must dispatch him on some idle errand,

Until Philumena’s deliver’d.

[ SCENE VI.]

Enter at a distance Parmeno, Sosia, and other slaves with baggage.

Par. (to Sosia). Aye?