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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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