ABSTRACT
DA.Alas,alas,whatshallIdoethen?inatdoresoldewhore, Iwilpluckethattongofthineoutbytherootesoneday.Alasit greevethmemorethatPasiphiloknowethit,thanalltherest.He thatwillhaveathingkeptsecrete,lethimtellittoPasiphilo:the peopleshallknoweit,andasmanyashavecaresandnomo.By thistimehehathtoldeitinahundrethplaces.Cleanderwasthefirste, Erostratotheseconde,andsofromonetoanotherthroughoutthe citie.Alas,whatdower,whatmariageshallInoweprepareformy daughter?0pooredoloro[u]sDamon,moremiserablethanmiserie itselfe,wouldGoditweretruethatPolynesiatoldemeerewhile1 : thathewhohathedeflowredhir,isofnoservileestate,(ashitherto hehathbenesupposedinmyservice)butthatheisagentleman borneofagoodparentageinSicilia.Alas,smallrichesshouldecontentme,ifhebebutofanhonestfamilie:butIfearethathehathe devisedthesetoyestoalluremydaughtreslove.WellIwilgoe examinehiragaine,mymindegivethmethatIshallperceiveby hirtalewhetheritbetrueornot.ButisnotthisPasiphilothat commethoutofmyneighbourshouse?whatthedevillaylethhim toleapeandlaughesolikeafooleinthehighway?
