SOS.I was not mistaken, gentlemen, this word puts an end to all irresolution: the real Amphitryon is the Amphitryon who gives dinners.
AMPH.O Heaven! Can my humiliation go further? Must I indeed suffer the martyrdom of listening to all that this impostor has just said to my face, my arms bound, though his words drive me mad?
NAU.You are wrong to complain.Let us await the explanation which shall render resentment seasonable.I do not know whether he imposes upon us or not; but he speaks on the matter as though he were right.
AMPH.Go, you weak-kneed friends, and flatter the imposture.Thebes has other friends who will flock round me, different from you.Iwill go and find some who, sharing the insult, will know bow to lend their hand in my just cause.
JUP.Ah well! I await them; I shall know how to decide the discussion in their presence.
AMPH.You rogue, you think perhaps to evade justice thus; but nothing shall shield you from my vengeance.
JUP.I shall not now condescend to answer this insulting language;soon I shall be able to confound your fury with two words.
AMPH.Not Heaven, not Heaven itself can protect you: I shall dog your footsteps even to Hell.
JUP.It will not be necessary; you will soon see I shall not fly away.
AMPH.Now, before he goes away with these, I will make haste to gather together friends who will aid my cause; they will come to my house and help me to pierce him with a thousand thrusts.
JUP.No ceremony, I implore you; let us go quickly into the house.
NAU.Really, this adventure utterly confounds the senses and the reason.
SOS.A truce, gentlemen, to all your surprises; let us joyfully sit down to feed until the morning.I intend to feast well, so that Imay be in good condition to relate our valiant deeds! I am itching to attack the dishes; I never felt so hungry.