My son, taken prisoner, is in servitude at Elis
there among your people; if you restore him to me, don't you give me a
single coin besides; both you and him, _your servant_, I'll send
back from here; on no other terms can you depart _hence_.
TYND. You ask what's very right and very just, and you are the very
kindest person of all mankind. But whether is he in servitude to a
private person or to the public [11]?
HEG. In private _servitude_ to Menarchus, a physician.
PHIL. By my faith, that person's surely his father's dependant. Why
really, that's down as pat for you, as the shower is when it rains.
HEG. Do you _then_ cause this person, _my son_, to be
redeemed.
TYND. I'll do _so_: but this I beg of you, Hegio--
HEG. Whatever you wish, so that you request nothing against my interest,
I'll do.
TYND. Listen then, _and_ you'll know. I don't ask for myself to be
released, until he has returned. But I beg of you to give me him
(_pointing to_ PHILOCRATES) with a price set [12] upon him, that I
may send him to my father, that this person, _your son_, may be
redeemed there.
HEG. Why no; I'd rather send another person hence, when there shall be a
truce, to confer with your father there, _and_ to carry your
injunctions which you shall entrust him with, just as you wish.
TYND. But it's of no use to send to him one that he doesn't know; you'd
be losing your labour.
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