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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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