othing ready. The
fellow himself is nowhere {to be} met with; I neither know what to say
nor what to suppose. Now the rest have commissioned me with this
business, to look for him. I'll go see, therefore, if he's at home.
But who's this, I wonder, coming out of Thais's? Is it he, or is it
not? 'Tis the very man! What, sort of being is this? What kind of garb
is this? What mischief is going on now? I can not sufficiently wonder
or conjecture. But, whatever it is, I should like first at a distance
to try and find out. (_He stands apart._)

SCENE VI.

_Enter CHAEREA from the house of Thais, in the EUNUCH'S dress._

CHAE. (_looking around, then aloud to himself._) Is there anybody here?
There's no one. Is there any one following me from there? There's not
a person. Now am I not at liberty to give vent to these raptures?
O supreme Jupiter! now assuredly is the time for me to meet my
death,[76] when I can so well endure it; lest my life should sully
this ecstasy with some disaster. But is there now no inquisitive
person to be intruding upon me, to be following me wherever I go, to
be deafening me, worrying me to death, with asking questions; why
{thus} transported, or why {so} overjoyed, whither I'm going, whence
I'm come, where I got this garb, what is my object, whether I'm in my
senses or whether downright mad?

ANT. (_apart._) I'll accost him, and I'll do him the favor which I see
he's wishing for. (_Accosting him._) Chaerea, why are you thus
transported? What's the object of this garb? Why is it that you're so
overjoyed? What is the meaning of this? Are you quite right in your
senses? Why do you stare at me? What have you to say?

CHAE. O joyous day! O welcome, my friend! There's not one in all the
world whom I would rather wish to see at this moment than yourself.

ANT. Pray, do tell me what all this means.

CHAE. Nay rather, i'faith, I beg of you to listen to me. Do you know
the mistress whom my brother is so fond of?

ANT. I know her; I suppose you mean Thais?

CHAE. The very same.

ANT. So far I recollect.

CHAE. To-day a certain damsel was presented to her. Why now should I
extol or commend her beauty to you, Antipho, since you yourself know
how nice a judge of beauty I am? I have been smitten by her.

ANT. Do you say so?

CHAE. If you saw her, I am sure you would say she's exquisite. What
need of many words? I fell in love with her. By good luck there was at
our house a certain Eunuch, whom my