Why, if I should mention all the other things that go to bolster up a belly, it would be a waste of time.  I must off this minute to perform my official duties and pass judgment on bacon and help out hams that are still untried and in suspense. [EXIT INTO HOUSE, HURRIEDLY:  UPROAR WITHIN.

IV. 4.

    Scene 4.

    ENTER Page, ANGRY AND EXCITED, FROM Hegio’s HOUSE.

Puer
    Page

Diespiter te dique, Ergasile, perdant et ventrem tuom, parasitosque omnis, et qui posthac cenam parasitis dabit. 910 clades, calamitasque, intemperies modo in nostram advenit domum. quasi lupus esuriens ille metui ne in me faceret impetum.

(shaking his fist at door) May all the powers of heaven destroy you, Ergasilus, and that belly of yours and all parasites and anyone that gives a parasite a meal hereafter!  Disaster, devastation, a tornado, has just fallen on our house.  I was afraid he’d jump at my throat like a ravening wolf!

ubi[24] voltus esurientis vidi, eius extimescebam impetum nimisque hercle ego illum male formidabam. ita frendebat dentibus. adveniens deturbavit totum cum carne carnarium:  arripuit gladium, praetruncavit tribus tegoribus glandia; aulas calicesque omnes confregit, nisi quae modiales erant.

As soon as I saw that ravenous look of his I almost died for fear he’d make a rush at me—­ Lord, how he did scare me, how he kept grinding his teeth!  In he came and tugged down the meat, rack and all—­grabbed a knife and lopped the choice bits off three necks of pork—­and smashed every pot and tureen that didn’t hold a peck or more!

cocum percontabatur, possentne seriae fervescere. cellas refregit omnis intus reclusitque armarium. adservate istunc, sultis, servi. ego ibo, ut conveniam senem. dicam ut sibi penum alium adornet, siquidem sese uti volet; 920 nam hic quidem, ut adornat, aut iam nihil est aut iam nihil erit.

Kept asking the cook if he couldn’t possibly use the big pickle vats to boil things in!  Broke into all the cupboards and raided the pantry! (shouting to those within) Hi, boys! watch him, will you!  I’m going to find the old man.  I’ll tell him, so that he can get in more victuals for himself, that is if he wants any for his own use:  for to judge from the way this fellow is getting ’em out here, there’s nothing left now, or won’t be long. [EXIT.

ACTVS V

    ACT V

    (Half an hour has elapsed.)

    ENTER Hegio, Philopolemus, Philocrates, AND
    Stalagmus.

Hegio