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MAID
O welcome�察�Heracles� �come in�察�sweetheart。
My Lidy�察�when they told her�察�set to work��
Baked mighty loaves�察�boiled two or three tureens
Of lentil soup�察�roasted a prime ox whole��
Made rolls and honey´cakes。 So come along。
XANTHIAS ��declining��
You are too kind。
MAID
I will not let you go。
I will not let you� �Why�察�she's stewing slices
Of juicy bird's´flesh�察�and she's making comfits��
And tempering down her richest wine。 Come�察�dear��
Come along in。
XANTHIAS ��still declining��
Pray thank her。
MAID
O you're jesting��
I shall not let you off�此�there's such a lovely
Flute´girl all ready�察�and we've two or three
Dancing´girls also。
XANTHIAS
Eh� �what� �Dancing´girls��
MAID
Young budding virgins�察�freshly tired and trimmed。
Come�察�dear�察�come in。 The cook was dishing up
The cutlets�察�and they are bringing in the tables。
XANTHIAS
Then go you in�察�and tell those dancing´girls
Of whom you spake�察�I'm coming in Myself。
Exit MAID。
Pick up the traps�察�my lad�察�and follow me。
DIONYSUS
Hi� �stop� �you're not in earnest�察�just because
I dressed you up�察�in fun�察�as Heracles��
Come�察�don't keep fooling�察�Xanthias�察�but lift
And carry in the traps yourself
You are never going to strip me of these togs
You gave me��
DIONYSUS
Going to�拭�No�察�I'm doing it now。
off with that lion´skin。
XANTHIAS
Bear witness all��
The gods shall judge between us。
DIONYSUS
Gods�察�indeed��
Why�察�how could you ��the vain and foolish thought I��
A slave�察�a mortal�察�act Alemena's son��
XANTHIAS
All right then�察�take them�察�maybe�察�if God will��
You'll soon require my services again。
CHORUS
This is the part of a dexterous clever
Man with his wits about him ever��
One who has travelled the world to see��
Always to shift�察�and to keep through all
Close to the sunny side of the wall��
Not like a pictured block to be��
Standing always in one position��
Nay but to veer�察�with expedition��
And ever to catch the favouring breeze��
This is the part of a shrewd tactician��
This is to be a´Theramenes��
DIONYSUS
Truly an exquisite joke 'twould be��
Him with a dancing´girl to see��
Lolling at ease on Milesian rugs��
Me�察�like a slave�察�beside him standing��
Aught that he wants to his lordship handing��
Then as the damsel fair he hugs��
Seeing me all on fire to embrace her��
He would perchance ��for there's no man baser����
Turning him round like a lazy lout��
Straight on my mouth deliver a facer��
Knocking my ivory choirmen out。
Enter HOSTESS and PLATHANE。
Hostess。 O Plathane� �Plathane� �that naughty man��
That's he who got into our tavern once��
And ate up sixteen loaves。
PLATHANE
O�察�so he is� �The very man。
XANTHIAS
Bad luck for somebody��
HOSTESS
O and�察�besides�察�those twenty bits of stew��
Half´obol pieces。
XANTHIAS
Somebody's going to catch it��
HOSTESS
That garlic too。
DIONYSUS
Woman�察�you're talking nonsense。
You don't know what you're saying。
HOSTESS
O�察�you thought
I shouldn't know you with your buskins on��
Ah�察�and I've not yet mentioned all that fish��
No�察�nor the new´made cheese�此�he gulped it down��
Baskets and all�察�unlucky that we were。
And when I just alluded to the price��
He looked so fierce�察�and bellowed like a bull。
XANTHIAS
Yes�察�that's his way�此�that's what he always does。
HOSTESS
O�察�and he drew his sword�察�and seemed quite mad。
PLATHANE
O�察�that he did。
HOSTESS
And terrified us so
We sprang up to the cockloft�察�she and I。
Then out he hurled�察�decamping with the rugs。
XANTHIAS
That's his way too�察�something must be done。
HOSTESS
Quick�察�run and call my patron Cleon here
PLATHANE
O�察�if you meet him�察�call Hyperbolus��
We'll pay you out to´day。
HOSTESS
O filthy throat��
O how I'd like to take a stone�察�and hack
Those grinders out with which you chawed my wares。
PLATHANE
I'd like to pitch you in the deadman's pit。
HOSTESS
I'd like to get a reaping´hook and scoop
That gullet out with which you gorged my tripe。
But I'll to Cleon�此�he'll soon serve his writs��
He'll twist it out of you to´day�察�he will。
Exeunt HOSTESS and PLATHANE。
DIONYSUS
Perdition seize me�察�if I don't love Xanthias。
XANTHIAS
Aye�察�aye�察�I know your drift�此�stop�察�stop that talking
I won't be Heracles。
DIONYSUS
O�察�don't say so��
Dear�察�darling Xanthias。
XANTHIAS
Why�察�how can I��
A slave�察�a mortal�察�act Alemena's son��
DIONYSUS
Aye�察�aye�察�I know you are vexed�察�and I deserve
And if you pummel me�察�I won't complain。
But if I strip you of these togs again��
Perdition seize myself�察�my wife�察�my children��
And�察�most of all�察�that blear´eyed Archedemus。
XANTHIAS
That oath contents me�此�on those terms I take them。
CHORUS
Now that at last you appear once more��
Wearing the garb that at first you wore��
Wielding the club and the tawny skin��
Now it is yours to be up and doing��
Glaring like mad�察�and your youth renewing��
Mindful of him whose guise you are in。
If�察�when caught in a bit of a scrape�察�you
Suffer a word of alarm to escape you��
Showing yourself but a feckless knave��
Then will your master at once undrape you��
Then you'll again be the toiling slave。
XANTHIAS
There�察�I admit�察�you have given to me
Capital hint�察�and the like idea��
Friends�察�had occurred to myself before。
Truly if anything good befell
He would be wanting�察�I know full well��
Wanting to take to the togs once more。
Nevertheless�察�while in these I'm vested��
Ne'er shall you find me craven´crested��
No�察�for a dittany look I'll wear��
Aye and methinks it will soon be tested��
Hark� �how the portals are rustling there。
Re´enter AEACUS with assistants。
AEACUS
Seize the dog´stealer�察�bind him�察�pinion him��
Drag him to justice
DIONYSUS
Somebody's going to catch it。
XANTHIAS ��striking out��
Hands off� �away� �stand back��
AEACUS
Eh�拭�You're for fighting。
Ho� �Ditylas�察�Sceblyas�察�and Pardocas��
Come hither�察�quick�察�fight me this sturdy knave。
DIONYSUS
Now isn't it a shame the man should strike
And he a thief besides��
AEACUS
A monstrous shame��
DIONYSUS
A regular burning shame��
XANTHIAS
By the Lord Zeus��
If ever I was here before�察�if ever
I stole one hair's´worth from you�察�let me die��
And now I'll make you a right noble offer��
Arrest my lad�此�torture him as you will��
And if you find I'm guilty�察�take and kill me。
AEACUS
Torture him�察�how��
XANTHIAS
In any mode you please。
Pile bricks upon him�此�stuff his nose with acid��
Flay�察�rack him�察�hoist him�察�flog him with a scourge
Of prickly bristles�此�only not with this��
A soft´leaved onion�察�or a tender leek。
AEACUS
A fair proposal。 If I strike too hard
And maim the boy�察�I'll make you compensation。
XANTHIAS
I shan't require it。 Take him out and flog him。
AEACUS
Nay�察�but I'll do it here before your eyes。
Now then�察�put down the traps�察�and mind you speak
The truth�察�young fellow。
DIONYSUS ��in agony��
Man' don't torture me��
I am a god。 You'll blame yourself hereafter
If you touch me。
AEACUS
Hillo� �What's that you are saying��
DIONYSUS
I say I'm Bacchus�察�son of Zeus�察�a god��
And he's the slave。
AEACUS
You hear him��
XANTHIAS
Hear him�拭�Yes。
All the more reason you should flog him well。
For if he is a god�察�he won't perceive it。
DIONYSUS
Well�察�but you say that you're a god yourself。
So why not you be flogged as well as I��
XANTHIAS
A fair proposal。 And be this the test��
Whichever of us two you first behold
Flinching or crying out´he's not the god。
AEACUS
Upon my word you're quite the gentleman��
You're all for right and justice。 Strip then�察�both。
XANTHIAS
How can you test us fairly��
AEACUS
Easily。 I'll give you blow for blow。
XANTHIAS
A good idea。
We're ready now� 。�AEACUS strikes him�� see if you
catch me flinching。
AEACUS
I struck you。
XANTHIAS ��incredulously��
No��
AEACUS
Well�察�it seems ;no; indeed。
Now then I'll strike the other。 ��Strikes DIONYSUS。��
DIONYSUS
Tell me when��
AEACUS
I struck you。
DIONYSUS
Struck me�拭�Then why didn't I sneeze��
AEACUS
Don't know�察�I'm sure。 I'll try the other again。
XANTHIAS
And quickly too。 Good gracious��
AEACUS
Why ;good gracious;��
Not hurt you�察�did I��
XANTHIAS
No�察�I merely thought of
The Diomeian feast of Heracles。
AEACUS
A holy man� �'Tis now the other's turn。
DIONYSUS
Hi� �Hi��
AEACUS
Hallo��
DIONYSUS
Look at those horsemen�察�look��
AEACUS
But why these tears��
DIONYSUS
There's such a smell of onions。
AEACUS
Then you don't mind it��
DIONYSUS ��cheerfully��
Mind it�拭�Not a bit。
AEACUS
Well�察�I must go to the other one again。
XANTHIAS
O� �O��
AEACUS
Hallo��
XANTHIAS
Do pray pull out this thorn。
AEACUS
What does it mean�拭�'Tis this one's turn again。
DIONYSUS ��shrieking��
Apollo� �Lord� 。�calmly�� of Delos
and of Pytho。
XANT
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