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For you would smell vilely of mint if he kissed you。 But he was
born before the decree was carried�察�so that you have not to fear his
kiss。
BLEPYRUS
It would be awful。 But who will till the soil��
PRAXAGORA
The slaves。 Your only cares will be to scent yourself�察�and to go
and dine�察�when the shadow of the gnomon is ten feet long on the dial。
BLEPYRUS
But how shall we obtain clothing�拭�Tell me that��
PRAXAGORA
You will first wear out those you have�察�and then we women will
weave you others。
BLEPYRUS
Now another point�此�if the magistrates condemn a citizen to the
payment of a fine�察�how is he going to do it�拭�Out of the public
funds�拭�That would not be right surely。
PRAXAGORA
But there will be no more lawsuits。
BLEPYRUS
This rule will ruin you。
CHREMES
I think so too。
PRAXAGORA
Besides�察�my dear�察�why should there be lawsuits��
BLEPYRUS
Oh� �for a thousand reasons�察�on my faith� �Firstly�察�because a debtor
denies his obligation。
PRAXAGORA
But where will the lender get the money to lend�察�if all is in
common�拭�unless he steals it out of the treasury�拭�and he could not hide
that��
CHREMES
Well thought out�察�by Demeter��
BLEPYRUS
But tell me this�此�here are some men who are returning from a feast
and are drunk and they strike some passer´by�察�how are they going to
pay the fine�拭�Ah� �you are puzzled now��
PRAXAGORA
They will have to take it out of their pittance�察�and being thus
punished through their belly�察�they will not care to begin again。
BLEPYRUS
There will be no more thieves then�察�eh��
PRAXAGORA
Why steal�察�if you have a share of everything��
BLEPYRUS
People will not be robbed any more at night��
CHREMES
Not if you sleep at home。
PRAXAGORA
Even if you sleep outdoors there will be no more danger�察�for all
will have the means of living。 Besides�察�if anyone wanted to steal your
cloak�察�you would give it to him yourself。 Why not�拭�You will only
have to go to the common store and be given a better one。
BLEPYRUS
There will be no more playing at dice��
PRAXAGORA
What object will there be in playing��
BLEPYRUS
But what kind of life is it you propose to set up��
PRAXAGORA
The life in common。 Athens will become nothing more than a
single house�察�in which everything will belong to everyone�察�so that
everybody will be able to go from one house to the other at pleasure。
BLEPYRUS
And where will the meals be served��
PRAXAGORA
The law´courts and the porticoes will be turned into dining´halls。
BLEPYRUS
And what will the speaker's platform be used for��
PRAXAGORA
I shall place the bowls and the ewers there�察�and young children
will sing the glory of the brave from there�察�also the infamy of
cowards�察�who out of very shame will no longer dare to come to the
public meals。
BLEPYRUS
Well thought out�察�by Apollo� �And what will you do with the urns��
PRAXAGORA
I shall have them taken to the market´place�察�and standing close to
the statue of Harmodius�察�I shall draw a lot for each citizen�察�which by
its letter will show the place where he must go to dine。 Thus�察�those
for whom I have drawn an R will go to the royal portico�察�if it's a
T�察�they will go to the portico of Theseus�察�if it's an F�察�to that of
the flour´market。
BLEPYRUS
To cram himself there like a capon��
PRAXAGORA
No�察�to dine there。
BLEPYRUS
And the citizen whom the lot has not given a letter showing
where he is to dine will be driven off by everyone��
PRAXAGORA ��with great solemnity��
But that will not occur。 Each man will have plenty�察�he will not
leave the feast until he is well drunk�察�and then with a chaplet on his
head and a torch in his hand�察�and then the women running to meet you
in the crossroads will say�察 �This way�察�come to our house�察�you will
find a beautiful young girl there。;´;And I�察─�another will call from
her balcony�察 �have one so pretty and as white as milk�察�but before
touching her�察�you must sleep with me。; And the ugly men�察�watching
closely after the handsome fellows�察�will say�察 �Hi� �friend�察�where are
you running to�拭�Go in�察�but you must do nothing�察�it's the ugly and
the flat´nosed to whom the law gives the right to make love first��
amuse yourself on the porch while you wait�察�in handling your
fig´leaves and playing with yourself。; Well�察�tell me�察�does that
picture suit you��
BLEPYRUS AND CHREMES
Marvellously well。
PRAXAGORA
I must now go to the market´place to receive the property that
is going to be placed in common and to choose a woman with a loud
voice as my herald。 I have all the cares of state on my shoulders��
since the power has been entrusted to me。 I must likewise go to busy
myself about establishing the common meals�察�and you will attend your
first banquet to´day。
BLEPYRUS
Are we going to banquet��
PRAXAGORA
Why�察�undoubtedly� �Furthermore�察�I propose abolishing the whores。
BLEPYRUS
And what for��
PRAXAGORA
It's clear enough why�察�so that�察�instead of them�察�we may have the
first´fruits of the young men。 It is not meet that tricked´out
slaves should rob free´born women of their pleasures。 Let the
courtesans be free to sleep with the slaves。
BLEPYRUS
I will march at your side�察�so that I may be seen and that everyone
may say�察 �Look at the Dictator's husband� �
��He follows PRAXAGORA into their house。��
CHREMES
As for me�察�I shall arrange my belongings and take inventory of
them�察�in order that I may take them to the market´place。
��He departs。��
��There is an interlude of dancing by the CHORUS�察�after which
CHREMES returns with his belongings and arranges them in a long
line。��
CHREMES
Come hither�察�my beautiful sieve�察�I have nothing more precious than
you�察�come�察�all clotted with the flour of which I have poured so many
sacks through you�察�you shall act the part of Canephorus in the
procession of my chattels。 Where is the sunshade carrier�拭�Ah� �this
stew´pot shall take his place。 Great gods�察�how black it is� �it could
not be more so if Lysicrates had boiled the drugs in it with which
be dyes his hair。 Hither�察�my beautiful mirror。 And you�察�my tripod��
bear this urn for me�察�you shall be the water´bearer�察�and you�察�cock��
whose morning song has so often roused me in the middle of the night
to send me hurrying to the Assembly�察�you shall be my flute´girl。
Scaphephorus�察�do you take the large basin�察�place in it the
honeycombs and twine the olive´branches over them�察�bring the tripods
and the phial of perfume�察�as for the humble crowd of little pots�察�I
will just leave them behind。
CITIZEN ��watching CHREMES from a distance��
What folly to carry one's goods to the common store�察�I have a
little more sense than that。 No�察�no�察�by Posidon�察�I want first to
ponder and calculate over the thing at leisure。 I shall not be fool
enough to strip myself of the fruits of my toil and thrift�察�if it is
not for a very good reason�察�let us see first which way things turn。
��He walks over to CHREMES�� Hi� �friend�察�what means this display of
goods�拭�Are you moving or are you going to pawn your stuff��
CHREMES
Neither。
CITIZEN
Why then are you setting all these things out in line�拭�Is it a
procession that you are starting off to Hiero�察�the public crier��
CHREMES
No�察�but in accordance with the new law that has been decreed�察�I am
going to carry all these things to the market´place to make a gift
of them to the state。
CITIZEN
Oh� �bah� �you don't mean that。
CHREMES
Certainly。
CITIZEN
Oh� �Zeus the Deliverer� �you unfortunate man��
CHREMES
Why��
CITIZEN
Why�拭�It's as clear as noonday。
CHREMES
Must the laws not be obeyed then��
CITIZEN
What laws�察�you poor fellow��
CHREMES
Those that have been decreed。
CITIZEN
Decreed� �Are you mad�察�I ask you��
CHREMES
Am I mad��
CITIZEN
Oh� �this is the height of folly��
CHREMES
Because I obey the law��
CITIZEN
Is that the duty of a smart man��
CHREMES
Absolutely。
CITIZEN
Say rather of a ninny。
CHREMES
Don't you propose taking what belongs to you to the common stock��
CITIZEN
I'll take good care I don't until I see what the majority are
doing。
CHREMES
There's but one opinion�察�namely�察�to contribute every single thing one
has。
CITIZEN
I am waiting to see it�察�before I believe that。
CHREMES
At least�察�so they say in every street。
CITIZEN ��sardonically��
And they will go on saying so。
CHREMES
Everyone talks of contributing all he has。
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
And will go on talking of it。
CHREMES
You weary me with your doubts and dubitations。
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
Everybody else will doubt it。
CHREMES
The pest seize you��
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
It will take you。 ��Then seriously�� What�拭�give up your goods� �Is
there a man of sense who will do such a thing�拭�Giving is not one of
our customs。 Receiving is another matter�察�it's the way of the gods
themselves。 Look at the position of their hands on their statues�察�when
we ask a favour�察�they present their hands turned palm up so as not
to give�察�but to receive。
CHREMES
Wretch�察�let me do what is right。 Come�察�I'll make a bundle of all
these things。 Where is my strap��
CITIZEN
Are you really going to carry them in��
CHREMES
Undoubtedly�察�and there are my two tripods strung together already。
CITIZEN
What folly� �Not to wait to see what the others do�察�and then。。。
CHREMES
Well�察�and then what��
CITIZEN
。。。wait and put it off again。
CHREMES
What for��
CITIZEN
That an earth
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