as the phrase "os lentiginosum," "a freckled face."]

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ADELPHI; THE BROTHERS,

DRAMATIS PERSONAE.

DEMEA,[1] Brother, aged Athenian.
MICIO,[2] Brother, aged Athenian.
HEGIO,[3] an aged Athenian, kinsman of Sostrata.
AESCHINUS,[4] son of Demea, adopted by Micio.
CTESIPHO,[5] another son of Demea.
SANNIO,[6] a Procurer.
GETA,[7] servant of Sostrata.
PARMENO,[8] servant of Micio.
SYRUS,[9] servant of Micio.
DROMO,[10] servant of Micio.
PAMPHILA,[11] a young woman beloved by AEschinus.
SOSTRATA,[12] a widow, mother of Pamphila.
CANTHARA,[13] a Nurse.
A Music-girl.

_Scene._--Athens; before the houses of MICIO and SOSTRATA.

THE SUBJECT.

MICIO and DEMEA are two brothers of dissimilar tempers. Demea is
married, and lives a country life, while his brother remains single,
and resides in Athens. Demea has two sons, the elder of whom,
AEschinus, has been adopted by Micio. Being allowed by his indulgent
uncle to gratify his inclinations without restraint, AEschinus has
debauched Pamphila, the daughter of a widow named Sostrata. Having,
however, promised to marry the young woman, he has been pardoned for
the offense, and it has been kept strictly secret. Ctesipho, who lives
in the country with his father under great restraint, on visiting the
city, falls in love with a certain Music-girl, who belongs to the
Procurer Sannio. To screen his brother, AEschinus takes the
responsibility of the affair on himself, and succeeds in carrying off
the girl for him. Demea, upon hearing of this, censures Micio for his
ill-timed indulgence, the bad effects of which are thus exemplified in
AEschinus; and at the same time lauds the steady conduct and frugality
of Ctesipho, who has been brought up under his own supervision.
Shortly after this, Sostrata hears the story about the Music-girl, at
the very time that her daughter Pamphila is in labor. She naturally
supposes that AEschinus has deserted her daughter for another, and
hastens to acquaint Hegio, her kinsman, with the fact. Meantime Demea
learns that Ctesipho has taken part in carrying off the Music-girl,
whereon Syrus invents a story, and screens Ctesipho for the moment.
Demea is next informed by Hegio of the conduct of AEschinus toward
Pamphila. Wishing to find his brother, he is purposely sent on a
fruitless errand by Syrus, on which he wanders all over the ci