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MAN
And where is your cloak��
BLEPYRUS
I cannot tell you�察�I hunted for it vainly on the bed。
MAN
And why did you not ask your wife for it��
BLEPYRUS
Ah� �why indeed� �because she is not in the house�察�she has run away��
and I greatly fear that she may be doing me an ill turn。
MAN
But�察�by Posidon�察�it's the same with myself。 My wife has
disappeared with my cloak�察�and what is still worse�察�with my shoes as
well�察�I cannot find them anywhere。
BLEPYRUS
Nor can I my Laconian ones�察�but as I urgently needed to crap�察�I
popped my feet into these slippers�察�so as not to soil my blanket��
which is brand new。
MAN
What does it mean�拭�Can some friend have invited her to a feast��
BLEPYRUS
I expect so�察�for she does not generally misconduct herself�察�as far
as I know。
MAN
What are you doing�察�making well´ropes�拭�Are you never going to be
done�拭�As for myself�察�I would like to go to the Assembly�察�and it is
time to start�察�but I've got to find my cloak�察�I have only one。
BLEPYRUS
I am going to have a look too�察�when I have finished crapping��
but I really think there must be a wild pear obstructing my rectum。
MAN
Is it the one which Thrasybulus spoke about to the Lacedaemonians��
BLEPYRUS
Oh� �oh� �oh� �stopped up I am� �Whatever am I to do�拭�It's not
merely for the present that I am frightened�察�but when I have eaten��
where is my crap to find an outlet now�拭�This damned McPear fellow
has bolted the door。 Call a doctor�察�but who is the cleverest in this
branch of the science�拭�Amynon�拭�Perhaps he would not come。 Ah��
Antisthenes� �Let him be brought to me�察�cost what it will。 To judge
by his noisy sighs�察�that man knows what an arse wants�察�when it needs
to crap。 Oh� �venerated Ilithyia� �I shall burst unless the door gives
way。 Have pity� �pity� �Let me not become a thunder´mug for the comic
poets。
��Enter CHREMES�察�returning from the Assembly。��
CHREMES
Hi� �friend�察�what are you doing there�拭�You're not crapping�察�are
you��
BLEPYRUS ��finding relief at last��
Oh� �there� �it is over and I can get up again。
CHREMES
What's this�拭�You have your wife's tunic on。
BLEPYRUS
It was the first thing that came to my hand in the darkness。 But
where are you coming from��
CHREMES
From the Assembly。
BLEPYRUS
Is it already over then��
CHREMES
Certainly。
BLEPYRUS
Why�察�it is scarcely daylight。
CHREMES
I did laugh�察�ye gods�察�at the vermilion rope´marks that were to
be seen all about the Assembly。
BLEPYRUS
Did you get the triobolus��
CHREMES
Would it had so pleased the gods� �but I arrived just too late�察�and
am quite ashamed of it�察�I bring back nothing but this empty wallet。
BLEPYRUS
But why is that��
CHREMES
There was a crowd�察�such as has never been seen at the Pnyx�察�and
the folk looked pale and wan�察�like so many shoemakers�察�so white were
they in hue�察�both I and many another had to go without the triobolus。
BLEPYRUS
Then if I went now�察�I should get nothing。
CHREMES
No�察�certainly not�察�nor even had you gone at the second cock´crow。
BLEPYRUS
Oh� �what a misfortune� �Oh�察�Antilochus� �no triobolus� �Even death
would be better� �I am undone� ─�But what can have attracted such a
crowd at that early hour��
CHREMES
The Prytanes started the discussion of measures closely concerning
the safety of the state�察�immediately�察�that blear´eyed fellow�察�the
son of Neoclides�察�was the first to mount the platform。 Then the folk
shouted with their loudest voice�察 �What� �he dares to speak�察�and
that�察�too�察�when the safety of the state is concerned�察�and he a man who
has not known how to save even his own eyebrows� ─�He�察�however�察�shouted
louder than all of them�察�and looking at them asked�察 �Why�察�what ought I
to have done�拭�
BLEPYRUS
Pound together garlic and laserpitium juice�察�add to this mixture
some Laconian spurge�察�and rub it well into the eyelids at night。
That's what I should have answered�察�had I been there。
CHREMES
After him that clever rascal Evaeon began to speak�察�he was
naked�察�so far as we all could see�察�but he declared he had a cloak��
he propounded the most popular�察�the most democratic�察�doctrines。 ;You
see�察─�he said�察 �I have the greatest need of sixteen drachmae�察�the cost
of a new cloak�察�my health demands it�察�nevertheless I wish first to
care for that of my fellow´citizens and of my country。 If the
fullers were to supply tunics to the indigent at the approach of
winter�察�none would be exposed to pleurisy。 Let him who has neither
beds nor coverlets go to sleep at the tanners' after taking a bath��
and if they shut the door in winter�察�let them be condemned to give him
three goat´skins。;
BLEPYRUS
By Dionysus�察�a fine�察�a very fine notion� �Not a soul will vote
against his proposal�察�especially if he adds that the flour´sellers
must supply the poor with three measures of corn�察�or else suffer the
severest penalties of the law�察�this is the only way Nausicydes can
be of any use to us。
CHREMES
Then we saw a handsome young man rush into the tribune�察�be was all
pink and white like young Nicias�察�and he began to say that the
direction of matters should be entrusted to the women�察�this the
crowd of shoemakers began applauding with all their might�察�while the
country´folk assailed him with groans。
BLEPYRUS
And�察�indeed�察�they did well。
CHREMES
But they were outnumbered�察�and the orator shouted louder than
they�察�saying much good of the women and much ill of you。
BLEPYRUS ��eagerly��
And what did he say��
CHREMES
First he said you were a rogue。。。
BLEPYRUS
And you��
CHREMES
Wait a minute� �。。and a thief。。。
BLEPYRUS
I alone��
CHREMES
And an informer。
BLEPYRUS
I alone��
CHREMES
Why�察�no�察�by the gods� �this whole crowd here。
��He points to the audience。��
BLEPYRUS
And who avers the contrary��
CHREMES
He maintained that women were both clever and thrifty�察�that they
never divulged the Mysteries of Demeter�察�while you and I go about
babbling incessantly about whatever happens at the Senate。
BLEPYRUS
By Hermes�察�he was not lying��
CHREMES
Then he added that the women lend each other clothes�察�trinkets
of gold and silver�察�drinking´cups�察�and not before witnesses too�察�but
all by themselves�察�and that they return everything with exactitude
without ever cheating each other�察�whereas�察�according to him�察�we are
ever ready to deny the loans we have effected。
BLEPYRUS
Yes�察�by Posidon�察�and in spite of witnesses。
CHREMES
Again�察�he said that women were not informers�察�nor did they bring
lawsuits�察�nor hatch conspiracies�察�in short�察�he praised the women in
every possible manner。
BLEPYRUS
And what was decided��
CHREMES
To confide the direction of affairs to them�察�it's the one and only
innovation that has not yet been tried at Athens。
BLEPYRUS
And it was voted��
CHREMES
Yes。
BLEPYRUS
And everything that used to be the men's concern has been given
over to the women��
CHREMES
You express it exactly。
BLEPYRUS
Thus it will be my wife who will go to the courts now in my stead��
CHREMES
And it will be she who will keep your children in your place。
BLEPYRUS
I shall no longer have to tire myself out with work from
daybreak onwards��
CHREMES
No�察�'twill be the women's business�察�and you can stay at home and
amuse yourself with farting the whole day through。
BLEPYRUS
Well�察�what I fear for us fellows now is�察�that�察�holding the reins
of government�察�they will forcibly compel us。。。
CHREMES
To do what��
BLEPYRUS
。。。to lay them。
CHREMES
And if we are not able��
BLEPYRUS
They will give us no dinner。
CHREMES
Well then�察�do your duty�察�dinner and love´making form a double
enjoyment。
BLEPYRUS
Ah� �but I hate compulsion。
CHREMES
But if it is for the public good�察�let us resign ourselves。 It's an
old saying that our absurdest and maddest decrees always somehow
turn out for our good。 May it be so in this case�察�oh gods�察�oh
venerable Pallas� �But I must be off�察�so�察�good´bye to you��
��Exit。��
BLEPYRUS
Good´bye�察�Chremes。
��He goes back into his house。��
CHORUS ��returning from the Assembly�察�still dressed like men��
singing��
March along�察�go forward。 Is there some man following us�拭�Turn
round�察�examine everywhere and keep a good look´out�察�be on your guard
against every trick�察�for they might spy on us from behind。 Let us make
as much noise as possible as we tramp。 It would be a disgrace for
all of us if we allowed ourselves to be caught in this deed by the
men。 Come�察�wrap yourselves up well�察�and search both right and left�察�so
that no mischance may happen to us。 Let us hasten our steps�察�here we
are close to the meeting´place whence we started for the Assembly�察�and
here is the house of our leader�察�the author of this bold scheme�察�which
is now decreed by all the citizens。 Let us not lose a moment in taking
off our false beards�察�for we might be recognized and denounced。 Let us
stand under the shadow of this wall�察�let us glance round sharply
with our eye to beware of surprises�察�while we quickly resume our
ordinary dress。 Ah� �here is our leader�察�returning from the Assembly。
Hasten to relieve your chins of these flowing manes。 Look at your
comrades yonder�察�they have already made themselves women again some
while ago。
��They remove the beards as PRAXAGORA and the other women enter
from the right through the Orchestra。��
PRAXAGORA
Friends�察�success has crowned our plans。 But off with these
cloaks and these boots quick�察�befor
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