Stay where you are, both of you: these sheep want you.

_Soror_

Prodigium hoc quidemst: humana nos voce appellant oves.

Dear, dear, miraculous! The sheep are addressing us, quite
as if they were human!

_Nic._

Haec oves vobis malam rem magnam, quam debent, dabunt

These sheep are going to give you all the trouble they owe
you.

_Bacch._

Si quam debes, te condono: tibi habe, numquam abs te petam.
sed quid est quapropter nobis vos malum minitamini?

If you owe anything, I'll forgive it you: keep it yourself--
I'll never come to you for it. But what's the reason for
your threatening us with trouble?

_Phil._

Quia nostros agnos conclusos istic esse aiunt duos.

Because they say our lambs are shut up in there, (_pointing
to house_) two of them.

_Nic._

Et praeter eos agnos meus est istic clam mordax canis:
qui nisi nobis producuntur iam atque emittuntur foras,
arietes truces nos erimus, iam in vos incursabimus.

And besides those lambs, there's a dog of mine, a biter,
skulking in there: unless these beasts are produced for us
immediately and let out of doors, we'll turn into ferocious
rams, and immediately butt you.

_Bacch._

Soror, est quod te volo secreto.

Sister, I want a word with you in private, (_takes her
aside_)

_Soror._

Eho, amabo.

(_inquiringly_) Well, well, there's a dear!

_Nic._

Quo illaec abeunt?

Where are they off to?

_Bacch._

Senem illum tibi dedo ultenorem, lepide ut lenitum reddas; 1150
ego ad hunc iratum adgrediar, si possumus nos hos intro inlicere huc.

I give that further old fellow (_pointing to Philoxenus_)
over to you to get nicely pacified; I'll make up to this
bear, (_indicating Nicobulus_) and we'll see if we can't
lure them inside here.

_Soror_

Meum pensum ego lepide accurabo, quamquam odiost mortem amplexari.

(_without enthusiasm_) I'll take care of my stint nicely
enough, even though it is sickening to hug a death's-head.

_Bacch._

Facito ut facias.

See you do it.

_Soror_

Taceas. tu tuom facito: ego quod dixi haud mutabo.

Hush! You do your share, and I won't fail to keep my word.

_Nic._

Quid illaec illic in consilio duae secreto consultant?

What are they scheming, those two, in that secret session?

_Phil._