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    。。。wait and put it off again。

  CHREMES

    What for��

  CITIZEN

    That an earthquake may come or an ill´omened flash of lightning��

that a black cat may run across the street and no one carry in

anything more�察�you fool��

  CHREMES

    It would be a fine thing if I were to find no room left for

placing all this。

  CITIZEN

    You are much more likely to lose your stuff。 As for placing it��

you can be at ease�察�for there will be room enough as long as a month

hence。

  CHREMES

    Why��

  CITIZEN

    I know these people�察�a decree is readily passed�察�but it is not

so easily attended to。

  CHREMES

    All will contribute their property�察�my friend。

  CITIZEN

    But what if they don't��

  CHREMES

    But there is no doubt that they will。

  CITIZEN ��insistently��

    But anyhow�察�what if they don't��

  CHREMES

    Do not worry�察�they will。

  CITIZEN

    And what if they oppose it��

  CHREMES

    We shall compel them to do so。

  CITIZEN

    And what if they prove the stronger��

  CHREMES

    I shall leave my goods and go off。

  CITIZEN

    And what if they sell them for you��

  CHREMES

    The plague take you��

  CITIZEN

    And if it does��

  CHREMES

    It will be a good riddance。

  CITIZEN ��in an incredulous tone��

    You are really bent on contributing�察�then��

  CHREMES

    'Pon my soul�察�yes� �Look�察�there are all my neighbours carrying in

all they have。

  CITIZEN ��sarcastically��

    Oh yes�察�it's Antisthenes�察�he's the type that would contribute��

He would just as soon spend the next month sitting on the can。

  CHREMES

    The pest seize you��

  CITIZEN

    Will Callimachus�察�the chorus´master�察�contribute anything��

  CHREMES

    Why�察�more than Callias��

  CITIZEN

    The man must want to spend all his money��

  CHREMES

    How you weary me��

  CITIZEN

    Ah� �I weary you�拭�But�察�wretch�察�see what comes of decrees of this

kind。 Don't you remember the one reducing the price of salt��

  CHREMES

    Why�察�certainly I do。

  CITIZEN

    And do you remember that about the copper coinage��

  CHREMES

    Ah� �that cursed money did me enough harm。 I had sold my grapes and

had my mouth stuffed with pieces of copper�察�indeed I was going to

the market to buy flour�察�and was in the act of holding out my bag wide

open�察�when the herald started shouting�察 �Let none in future accept

pieces of copper�察�those of silver are alone current。;

  CITIZEN

    And quite lately�察�were we not all swearing that the impost of

one´fortieth�察�which Euripides had conceived�察�would bring five

hundred talents to the state�察�and everyone was vaunting Euripides to

the skies�拭�But when the thing was looked at closely�察�it was seen

that this fine decree was mere moonshine and would produce nothing��

and you would have willingly burnt this very same Euripides alive。

  CHREMES

    The cases are quite different�察�my good fellow。 We were the

rulers then�察�but now it's the women。

  CITIZEN

    Whom�察�by Posidon�察�I will never allow to piss on my nose。

  CHREMES

    I don't know what the devil you're chattering about。 Slave�察�pick

up that bundle。

  HERALD ��a woman��

    Let all citizens come�察�let them hasten at our leader's bidding� �It

is the new law。 The lot will teach each citizen where he is to dine��

the tables are already laid and loaded with the most exquisite dishes��

the couches are covered with the softest of cushions�察�the wine and

water are already being mixed in the ewers�察�the slaves are standing in

a row and waiting to pour scent over the guests�察�the fish is being

grilled�察�the hares are on the spit and the cakes are being kneaded��

chaplets are being plaited and the fritters are frying�察�the youngest

women are watching the pea´soup in the saucepans�察�and in the midst

of them all stands Smoeus�察�dressed as a knight�察�washing the

crockery。 And Geron has come�察�dressed in a grand tunic and finely

shod�察�he is joking with another young fellow and has already

divested himself of his heavy shoes and his cloak。 The pantry man is

waiting�察�so come and use your jaws。

                                                               ��Exit��

  CITIZEN

    All right�察�I'll go。 Why should I delay�察�since the state commands

me��

  CHREMES

    And where are you going to�察�since you have not deposited your

belongings��

  CITIZEN

    To the feast。

  CHREMES

    If the women have any wits�察�they will first insist on your

depositing your goods。

  CITIZEN

    But I am going to deposit them。

  CHREMES

    When��

  CITIZEN

    I am not the man to make delays。

  CHREMES

    How do you mean��

  CITIZEN

  There will be many less eager than I。

    CHREMES

  In the meantime you are going to dine。

    CITIZEN

  What else should I do�拭�Every sensible man must give his help to

the state。

  CHREMES

    But if admission is forbidden you��

  CITIZEN

    I shall duck my head and slip in。

  CHREMES

    And if the women have you beaten��

  CITIZEN

    I shall summon them。

  CHREMES

    And if they laugh in your face��

  CITIZEN

    I shall stand near the door。。。

  CHREMES

    And then��

  CITIZEN

    。。。and seize upon the dishes as they pass。

  CHREMES

    Then go there�察�but after me。 Sicon and Parmeno�察�pick up all this

baggage。

  CITIZEN

    Come�察�I will help you carry it。

  CHREMES ��pushing him away��

    No�察�no�察�I should be afraid of your pretending to the leader that

what I am depositing belonged to you。

                                          ��Exit with his belongings。��

  CITIZEN

    Let me see� �let me think of some good trick by which I can keep my

goods and yet take my share of the common feast。 ��He reflects for a

moment。�� Ha� �that's a fine idea� �Quick� �I'll go and dine�察�ha� �ha��

                                                     ��Exit laughing。��

                                ��Interlude of dancing by the CHORUS。��

    ��The scene shifts to a different section of Athens and the two

      houses are now to be thought of as those of two prostitutes。��

  FIRST OLD WOMAN ��leaning out of the window of one house��

    How is this�拭�no men are coming�拭�And yet it must be fully time��

Then it is for naught that I have painted myself with white lead��

dressed myself in my beautiful yellow robe�察�and that I am here��

frolicking and humming between my teeth to attract some passer´by� �Oh��

Muses�察�alight upon my lips�察�inspire me with some soft Ionian

love´song��

  YOUNG GIRL ��in the window of the other house��

    You putrid old thing�察�you have placed yourself at the window

before me。 You were expecting to strip my vines during my absence

and to trap some man in your snares with your songs。 If you sing�察�I

shall follow suit�察�all this singing will weary the spectators�察�but

is nevertheless very pleasant and very diverting。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN ��thumbing her nose at the YOUNG GIRL��

    Ha� �here is an old man�察�take him and lead him away。 ��To the

flute´player�� As for you�察�you young flute´player�察�let us hear some

airs that are worthy of you and me。

                                                          ��She sings��

    Let him who wishes to taste pleasure come to my side。 These

young things know nothing about it�察�it's only the women of ripe age

who understand the art of love�察�and no one could know how to fondle

the lover who possessed me so well as myself�察�the young girls are

all flightiness。

  YOUNG GIRL ��singing in her turn��

    Don't be jealous of the young girls�察�voluptuousness resides in the

pure outline of their beautiful limbs and blossoms on their rounded

breasts�察�but you�察�old woman�察�you who are tricked out and perfumed as

if for your own funeral�察�are an object of love only for grim Death

himself。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN ��singing again��

    May your tongue be stopped�察�may you be unable to find your couch

when you want to be loved。 And on your couch�察�when your lips seek a

lover�察�may you embrace only a viper��

  YOUNG GIRL ��singing again��

    Alas� �alas� �what is to become of me�拭�There is no lover� �I am

left here alone�察�my mother has gone out。 ��Interrupting her song��

There's no need to mention the rest。 ��Then singing again�� Oh� �my

dear nurse�察�I adjure you to call Orthagoras�察�and may heaven bless you。

Ah� �poor child�察�desire is consuming you like an Ionian woman��

��interrupting again�� and yet you are no stranger to the wanton arts of

the Lesbian women。 ��Resuming her song�� But you shall not rob me of

my pleasures�察�you will not be able to reduce or filch the time that

first belongs to me。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    Sing as much as you please�察�peep out like a cat lying in wait�察�but

none shall pass through your door without first having been to see me。

  YOUNG GIRL

    If anyone enter your house�察�it will be to carry out your corpse。

And that will be something new for you�察�you rotten old thing��

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    Can anything be new to an old woman�拭�My old age will not harm you。

  YOUNG GIRL

    Ah� �shame on your painted cheeks��

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    Why do you speak to me at all��

  YOUNG GIRL

    And why do you place yourself at the window��

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    I am singing to myself about my lover�察�Epigenes。

  YOUNG GIRL

    Can you have any other lover than that old fop Geres��

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    Epigenes will show you that himself�察�for he is coming to me。

See�察�here he is。

  YOUNG GIRL

    He's not thinking of you in the least。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    Aye�察�but he is。

  YOUNG GIRL

    Old starveling� �Let's see what he will do。 I will leave my window。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN

    And I likewise。 You will see I am much wiser than you。

  A YOUNG MAN ��sings��

    Ah� �could I but sleep with the young girl without first making

love to the old flat´nose� �It is intolerable for a free´born man。

  FIRST OLD WOMAN ��singing to the same tune��

    Willy nilly�察�you must first gratify my desire。 There shall be no

nonsense ab
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