The second act of Hecyra The Mother-In-Law by Terence Read by Full English Cast Free Audiobooks Adult Act 2
Starring
Laches, an aged Athenian, father of Pamphilus: ToddHW
Phidippus, an aged Athenian, father of Philumena: alanmapstone
Pamphilus, son of Laches: Tomas Peter
Sosia, servant of Pamphilus: Nemo
Parmeno, servant of Sostrata: Eva Davis
Sostrata, wife of Laches: Beth Thomas
Myrrhina, wife of Phidippus: TJ Burns
Bacchis, a Courtesan: Sonia
Philotis, a Courtesan: Devorah Allen
Syra, a Procuress: Availle
Stage directions: Leanne Yau
Edited by: ToddHW

act two of hecara the mother-in-law by terrence translated by henry thomas riley this is a librivox recording all the revox recordings are in the public domain for more information or to volunteer please visit librivox.org scene one entolakis and sostrata from the house of the former oh faith of gods and men what a race is this what a conspiracy this that all women should desire and reject every individual thing alike and not a single one can you find to swerve in any respect from the disposition of the rest for instance quite as though with one accord do all mother-in-laws hate their daughters-in-law just in the same way is it their system to oppose their husbands their obstinacy here is the same in the very same school they all seem to me to have been trained up to perverseness of that school if there is any mistress i am very sure that she pointing at the strata it is wretched me when now i don't so much as know why i am accused don't you know so may the gods kindly prosper me luckies and so may it be allowed us to pass our lives together in unity leki's aside may the gods avert such a misfortune i'm sure that before long you will be sensible that i have been accused by you undeservedly you undeservedly can anything possibly be said that you deserve in return for this conduct of yours you who are disgracing both me and yourself and the family and are laying up sorrow for your son then besides you are making our connections become from friends enemies to us who have thought him deserving for them to entrust their children to him you alone have put yourself forward by your folly to be causing this disturbance what i you woman i say who take me to be a stone not a man do you think because it's my habit to be so much in the country that i don't know in what way each person is passing his life here i know much better what is going on here than there where i am daily for this reason because just as you act at home i am spoken of abroad sometimes since indeed i heard that philemena had taken a dislike to you nor did i the least wonder at it indeed if she hadn't done so it would have been more surprising but i did not suppose that she would have gone so far as to hate even the rest of the family if i had known that she should have remained here in preference and you should have gone away but consider how undeservedly these vexations arise on your account sostrata i went to live in the country in compliance with your request and to look after my affairs in order that my circumstances might be able to support your lavishness and comforts not sparing my own exertions beyond what's reasonable and my time of life allows that you should take no care in return for all this that there should be nothing to vex me upon my word through no means or fault of mine has this taken place nay threw you in a special you were the only person here on you alone sawsrada falls all the blame you ought to have taken care of matters here as i had released you from other anxieties is it not a disgrace for an old woman to pick a quarrel with a girl you will say it was her fault indeed i do not say so my dear luckies i am glad of that so may the gods prosper me for my son's sake i am quite sure of this that no fault of yours can possibly put you in a worse light how do you know my husband whether she may not have pretended to...