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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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