_Sos._

Ibo ut erus quod imperavit Alcumenae nuntiem.
sed quis hic est homo, quem ante aedis video hoc noctis? non placet.

Now for the message master told me to give mistress.
(_aside as he moves toward house and sees Mercury_)
But who’s that fellow in front of the house at this time
o’ night? (_halts, frightened_) I don’t like it.

_Mer._

Nullust hoc metuculosus aeque.

(_aside_) Of all the pusillanimous rogues!

_Sos._

Mi in mentem venit,
illic homo hoc de umero volt pallium detexere.

(_aside_) It looks to me as if this fellow wants to take my
cloak off for me.

_Mer._

Timet homo: deludam ego illum.

(_aside_) Our friend is scared: we’ll have some sport with