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DICAEOPOLIS
What black fire´brand has inflamed your heart� �You will not hear
me�拭�You really will not�察�Acharnians��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
No�察�a thousand times�察�no。
DICAEOPOLIS
This is a hateful injustice。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
May I die if I listen。
DICAEOPOLIS
Nay�察�nay� �have mercy�察�have mercy�察�Acharnians。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
You shall die。
DICAEOPOLIS
Well�察�blood for blood� �I will kill your dearest friend。 I have
here the hostages of Acharnae�察�I shall disembowel them。
��He goes into the house。��
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Acharnians�察�what means this threat�拭�Has he got one of our children
in his house�拭�What gives him such audacity��
DICAEOPOLIS ��coming out again��
Stone me�察�if it please you�察�I shall avenge myself on this。 ��He
shows them a basket。�� Let us see whether you have any love for your
coals。
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
Great Gods� �this basket is our fellow´citizen。 Stop�察�stop�察�in
heaven's name��
DICAEOPOLIS
I shall dismember it despite your cries�察�I will listen to nothing。
CHORUS ��singing�察�tragically��
How�察�will you kill this coal´basket�察�my beloved comrade��
DICAEOPOLIS
Just now you would not listen to me。
CHORUS ��singing�察�plaintively��
Well�察�speak now�察�if you will�察�tell us�察�tell us you have a weakness
for the Lacedaemonians。 I consent to anything�察�never will I forsake
this dear little basket。
DICAEOPOLIS
First�察�throw down your stones。
CHORUS ��singing�察�meekly��
There I it's done。 And you put away your sword。
DICAEOPOLIS
Let me see that no stones remain concealed in your cloaks。
CHORUS ��singing�察�petulantly��
They are all on the ground�察�see how we shake our garments。 Come��
no haggling�察�lay down your sword�察�we threw away everything while
crossing from one side of the Orchestra to the other。
DICAEOPOLIS
What cries of anguish you would have uttered had these coals of
Parnes been dismembered�察�and yet it came very near it�察�had they
perished�察�their death would have been due to the folly of their
fellow´citizens。 The poor basket was so frightened�察�look�察�it has
shed a thick black dust over me�察�the same as a cuttle´fish does。
What an irritable temper� �You shout and throw stones�察�you will not
hear my arguments´not even when I propose to speak in favour of the
Lacedaemonians with my head on the block�察�and yet I cling to life。
��He goes into the house。��
CHORUS ��singing�察�belligerently again��
Well then�察�bring out a block before your door�察�scoundrel�察�and
let us hear the good grounds you can give us�察�I am curious to know
them。 Now mind�察�as you proposed yourself�察�place your head on the block
and speak。
DICAEOPOLIS ��coming out of his house�察�carrying a block��
Here is the block�察�and�察�though I am but a very sorry speaker�察�I
wish nevertheless to talk freely of the Lacedaemonians and without the
protection of my buckler。 Yet I have many reasons for fear。 I know our
rustics�察�they are delighted if some braggart comes�察�and rightly or
wrongly�察�loads both them and their city with praise and flattery�察�they
do not see that such toad´eaters are traitors�察�who sell them for gain。
As for the old men�察�I know their weakness�察�they only seek to overwhelm
the accused with their votes。 Nor have I forgotten how Cleon treated
me because of my comedy last year�察�he dragged me before the Senate and
there he uttered endless slanders against me�察�it was a tempest of
abuse�察�a deluge of lies。 Through what a slough of mud he dragged me� �I
almost perished。 Permit me�察�therefore�察�before I speak�察�to dress in the
manner most likely to draw pity。
CHORUS ��singing�察�querulously��
What evasions�察�subterfuges and delays� �Wait� �here is the sombre
helmet of Pluto with its thick bristling plume�察�Hieronymus lends it to
you�察�then open Sisyphus' bag of wiles�察�but hurry�察�hurry�察�for
discussion does not admit of delay。
DICAEOPOLIS
The time has come for me to manifest my courage�察�so I will go
and seek Euripides。 ��Knocking on EURIPIDES' door�� Ho� �slave�察�slave��
SLAVE ��opening the door and poking his head out��
Who's there��
DICAEOPOLIS
Is Euripides at home��
SLAVE
He is and he isn't�察�understand that�察�if you can。
DICAEOPOLIS
What's that�拭�He is and he isn't��
SLAVE
Certainly�察�old man�察�busy gathering subtle fancies here and
there�察�his mind is not in the house�察�but he himself is�察�perched aloft��
he is composing a tragedy。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh�察�Euripides�察�you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at
redartee� �Now�察�fellow�察�call your master。
SLAVE
Impossible� 。�He slams the door。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Too bad。 But I will not give up。 Come�察�let us knock at the door
again。 Euripides�察�my little Euripides�察�my darling Euripides�察�listen��
never had man greater right to your pity。 It is Dicaeopolis of the
Chollidan Deme who calls you。 Do you hear��
EURIPIDES ��from within��
I have no time to waste。
DICAEOPOLIS
Very well�察�have yourself wheeled out here。
EURIPIDES
Impossible。
DICAEOPOLIS
Nevertheless。。。。
EURIPIDES
Well�察�let them roll me out�察�as to coming down�察�I have not the
time。
��The eccyclema turns and presents the interior of the house。
EURIPIDES is lying on a bed�察�his slave beside him。 On the back
wall are hung up tragic costumes of every sort and a multitude
of accessories is piled up on the floor。��
DICAEOPOLIS
Euripides。。。。
EURIPIDES
What words strike my ear��
DICAEOPOLIS
You perch aloft to compose tragedies�察�when you might just as
well do them on the ground。 No wonder you introduce cripples on the
stage。 And why do you dress in these miserable tragic rags�拭�No
wonder your heroes are beggars。 But�察�Euripides�察�on my knees I
beseech you�察�give me the tatters of some old piece�察�for I have to
treat the Chorus to a long speech�察�and if I do it badly it is all over
with me。
EURIPIDES
What rags do you prefer�拭�Those in which I rigged out Oeneus on the
stage�察�that unhappy�察�miserable old man��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�I want those of some hero still more unfortunate。
EURIPIDES
Of Phoenix�察�the blind man��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�not of Phoenix�察�you have another hero more unfortunate than
him。
EURIPIDES ��to himself��
Now�察�what tatters does he want�拭。�to DICAEOPOLIS�� Do you mean those
of the beggar Philoctetes��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�of another far more beggarly。
EURIPIDES
Is it the filthy dress of the lame fellow�察�Bellerophon��
DICAEOPOLIS
No�察�not Bellerophon�察�the one I mean was not only lame and a
beggar�察�but boastful and a fine speaker。
EURIPIDES
Ah� �I know�察�it is Telephus�察�the Mysian。
DICAEOPOLIS
Yes�察�Telephus。 Give me his rags�察�I beg of you。
EURIPIDES
Slave� �give him Telephus' tatters�察�they are on top of the rags
of Thyestes and mixed with those of Ino。 There they are�察�take them。
DICAEOPOLIS ��holding up the costume for the audience to see��
Oh� �Zeus�察�whose eye pierces everywhere and embraces all�察�permit me
to assume the most wretcbed dress on earth。 Euripides�察�cap your
kindness by giving me the little Mysian hat�察�that goes so well with
these tatters。 I must to´day have the look of a beggar�察 �be what I am��
but not appear to be;�察�the audience will know well who I am�察�but the
Chorus will be fools enough not to�察�and I shall dupe them with my
subtle phrases。
EURIPIDES
I will give you the hat�察�I love the clever tricks of an
ingenious brain like yours。
DICAEOPOLIS
Rest happy�察�and may it befall Telephus as I wish。 Ah�察�I already
feel myself filled with quibbles。 But I must have a beggar's staff。
EURIPIDES ��handing him a staff��
Here you are�察�and now get away from this porch。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh�察�my soul� �You see how you are driven from this house�察�when I
still need so many accessories。 But let us be pressing�察�obstinate��
importunate。 Euripides�察�give me a little basket with a lamp lighted
inside。
EURIPIDES
Whatever do you want such a thing as that for��
DICAEOPOLIS
I do not need it�察�but I want it all the same。
EURIPIDES ��handing him a basket��
You importune me�察�get out of here��
DICAEOPOLIS
Alas� �may the gods grant you a destiny as brilliant as your
mother's。;
EURIPIDES
Leave me in peace。
DICAEOPOLIS
Oh�察�just a little broken cup。
EURIPIDES ��handing him a cup��
Take it and go and hang yourself。 ��to himself�� What a tiresome
fellow��
DICAEOPOLIS
Ah� �you do not know all the pain you cause me。 Dear�察�good
Euripides�察�just a little pot with a sponge for a stopper。
EURIPIDES
Miserable man� �You are stealing a whole tragedy。 Here�察�take it and
be off。
��He hands DICAEOPOLIS a pot。��
DICAEOPOLIS
I am going�察�but�察�great gods� �I need one thing more�察�unless I
have it�察�am a dead man。 Hearken�察�my little Euripides�察�only give me
this and I go�察�never to return。 For pity's sake�察�do give me a few
small herbs for my basket。
EURIPIDES
You wish to ruin me then。 Here�察�take what you want�察�but it is
all over with my plays��
��He hands him some herbs。��
DICAEOPOLIS
I won't ask another thing�察�I'm going。 I am too importunate and
forget that I rouse against me the hate of kings。 ��He starts to leave��
then returns quickly�� Ah� �wretch that I am� �I am lost� �I have
forgotten one thing�察�without which all the rest is as nothing。
Euripides�察�my excellent Euripides�察�my dear little Euripides�察�may I die
if I ask you again for the smallest present�察�only one�察�the last��
absolutely the last�察�give me some of the chervil your mother left
you in her will。
EURIPIDES
Insolent hound� �Slave�察�lock the door� 。�The eccyclema turns back
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