PHIL. _and_ TYND. We, make our escape? Whither should we escape?
SLAVE. To your own country. PHIL. _and_ TYND. Out upon you; it
would ill befit us to be following the example of runaways.
SLAVE. Why, faith, should there be an opportunity, I don't advise you
not.
PHIL. _and_ TYND. Do you allow us to make one request.
SLAVE. What is it, pray? PHIL. _and_ TYND. That you will give us an
opportunity of conversing, without these and yourselves for overlookers.
SLAVE. Be it so; go you away from here, _you people_. Let's step
here, on one side. (_To the other_ CAPTIVES _and_ SLAVES.) But
commence upon a short conversation _only_.
PHIL. O yes, it was my intention so to do. Step aside this way
(_to_ TYNDARUS).
SLAVE (_to the other_ CAPTIVES). Stand apart from them.
TYND. (_to the_ SLAVE). "We are Both greatly obliged to you, by
reason of your doing so, since you allow us to obtain what we are
desirous of.
PHIL. Step here then, at a distance now, if you think fit, that no
listeners may be enabled to overhear our discourse, and that this plan
of ours mayn't be divulged before them for a stratagem is no stratagem,
if you don't plan it with art but _it is_ a very great misfortune
if it becomes disclosed. For if you are my master, and I represent
myself as your servant, still there's need of foresight, _and_ need
of caution, that this may be carried out discreetly and without
overlookers, with carefulness and with cautious prudence and diligence.
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