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SAUSAGE´SELLER
If you know naught of soling�察�I understand nothing of sausages��
you�察�who cut bad leather on the slant to make it look stout and
deceive the country yokels。 They had not worn it a day before it had
stretched some two spans。
DEMOSTHENES
That's the very trick he played on me�察�both my neighbours and my
friends laughed heartily at me�察�and before I reached Pergasae I was
swimming in my shoes。
CHORUS ��singing��
Have you not always shown that blatant impudence�察�which is the
sole strength of our orators�拭�You push it so far�察�that you�察�the head
of the State�察�dare to milk the purses of the opulent aliens and�察�at
sight of you�察�the son of Hippodamus melts into tears。 But here is
another man who gives me pleasure�察�for he is a much greater rascal
than you�察�he will overthrow you�察�'tis easy to see�察�that he will beat
you in roguery�察�in brazenness and in clever turns。 Come�察�you�察�who have
been brought up among the class which to´day gives us all our great
men�察�show us that a liberal education is mere tomfoolery。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
Just hear what sort of fellow that fine citizen is。
CLEON
Will you not let me speak��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
Assuredly not�察�for I too am an awful rascal。
DEMOSTHENES
If he does not give in at that�察�tell him your parents were awful
rascals too。
CLEON
Once more�察�will you let me speak��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
No�察�by Zeus��
CLEON
Yes�察�by Zeus�察�you shall��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
No�察�by Posidon� �We will fight first to see who shall speak first。
CLEON
I will die sooner。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I will not let you。。。。
DEMOSTHENES
Let him�察�in the name of the gods�察�let him die。
CLEON
What makes you so bold as to dare to speak to my face��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
Because I know both how to speak and how to cook。
CLEON
Hah� �the fine speaker� �Truly�察�if some business matter fell your
way�察�you would know thoroughly well how to attack it�察�to carve it up
alive� �Shall I tell you what has happened to you�拭�Like so many others��
you have gained some petty lawsuit against some alien。 Did you drink
enough water to inspire you�拭�Did you mutter over the thing
sufficiently through the night�察�spout it along the street�察�recite it
to all you met�拭�Have you bored your friends enough with it�拭�And for
this you deem yourself an orator。 You poor fool��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And what do you drink yourself then�察�to be able all alone by
yourself to dumbfound and stupefy the city so with your clamour��
CLEON
Can you match me with a rival�拭�Me�拭�When I have devoured a good hot
tunny´fish and drunk on top of it a great jar of unmixed wine。 I say
;to Hell with the generals of Pylos� �
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And I�察�when I have bolted the tripe of an ox together with a sow's
belly and swallowed the broth as well�察�I am fit�察�though slobbering
with grease�察�to bellow louder than all orators and to terrify Nicias。
DEMOSTHENES
I admire your language so much�察�the only thing I do not approve is
that you swallow all the broth yourself。
CLEON
Even though you gorged yourself on sea´dogs�察�you would not beat
the Milesians。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
Give me a bullock's breast to devour�察�and I am a man to traffic in
mines。
CLEON
I will rush into the Senate and set them all by the ears。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And I will pull out your arse to stuff like a sausage。
CLEON
As for me�察�I will seize you by the rump and hurl you head foremost
through the door。
DEMOSTHENES
By Posidon�察�only after you have thrown me there first。
CLEON
��Beginning another crescendo of competitive screeching��
Beware of the carcan��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I denounce you for cowardice。
CLEON
I will tan your hide。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I will flay you and make a thief's pouch with the skin。
CLEON
I will peg you out on the ground。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I will slice you into mince´meat。
CLEON
I will tear out your eyelashes。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I will slit your gullet。
DEMOSTHENES
We will set his mouth open with a wooden stick as the cooks do
with pigs�察�we will tear out his tongue�察�and�察�looking down his gaping
throat�察�will see whether his inside has any pimples。
CHORUS ��singing��
Thus then at Athens we have something more fiery than fire�察�more
impudent than impudence itself� �'Tis a grave matter�察�come�察�we will
push and jostle him without mercy。 There�察�you grip him tightly under
the arms�察�if he gives way at the onset�察�you will find him nothing
but a craven�察�I know my man。
DEMOSTHENES
That he has been all his life and he has only made himself a
name by reaping another's harvest�察�and now he has tied up the ears
he gathered over there�察�he lets them dry and seeks to sell them。
CLEON
I do not fear you as long as there is a Senate and a people
which stands like a fool�察�gaping in the air。
CHORUS ��singing��
What unparalleled impudence� �'Tis ever the same brazen front。 If I
don't hate you�察�why�察�I'm ready to take the place of the one blanket
Cratinus wets�察�I'll offer to play a tragedy by Morsimus。 Oh� �you
cheat� �who turn all into money�察�who flutter from one extortion to
another�察�may you disgorge as quickly as you have crammed yourself��
Then only would I sing�察 �Let us drink�察�let us drink to this happy
event� ─�Then even the son of Ulius�察�the old wheat´fairy�察�would empty
his cup with transports of joy�察�crying�察 �Io�察�Paean� �Io�察�Bacchus� �
CLEON
By Posidon� �You� �would you beat me in impudence� �If you succeed��
may I no longer have my share of the victims offered to Zeus on the
city altar。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And I�察�I swear by the blows that have so oft rained upon my
shoulders since infancy�察�and by the knives that have cut me�察�that I
will show more effrontery than you�察�as sure as I have rounded this
fine stomach by feeding on the pieces of bread that had cleansed other
folk's greasy fingers。
CLEON
On pieces of bread�察�like a dog� �Ah� �wretch� �you have the nature of
a dog and you dare to fight a dog´headed ape��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I have many another trick in my sack�察�memories of my childhood's
days。 I used to linger around the cooks and say to them�察 �Look��
friends�察�don't you see a swallow�拭�It's the herald of springtime。;
And while they stood�察�their noses in the air�察�I made off with a
piece of meat。
CHORUS
Oh� �most clever man� �How well thought out� �You did as the eaters
of artichokes�察�you gathered them before the return of the swallows。;
SAUSAGE´SELLER
They could make nothing of it�察�or�察�if they suspected a trick�察�I
hid the meat in my crotch and denied the thing by all the gods´so that
an orator�察�seeing me at the game�察�cried�察 �This child will get on�察�he
has the mettle that makes a statesman。;
LEADER OF THE CHORUS
He argued rightly�察�to steal�察�perjure yourself and make your arse
receptive are three essentials for climbing high。
CLEON
I will stop your insolence�察�or rather the insolence of both of
you。 I will throw myself upon you like a terrible hurricane ravaging
both land and sea at the will of its fury。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
Then I will gather up my sausages and entrust myself to the kindly
waves of fortune so as to make you all the more enraged。
DEMOSTHENES
And I will watch in the bilges in case the boat should make water。
CLEON
No�察�by Demeter� �I swear�察�it will not be with impunity that you
have thieved so many talents from the Athenians。
DEMOSTHENES ��to the SAUSAGE´SELLER��
Oh� �oh� �reef your sail a bit� �Here is a Northeaster blowing
calumniously。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
I know that you got ten talents out of Potidaea。
CLEON
Wait� �I will give you one�察�but keep it dark��
DEMOSTHENES ��aside��
Hah� �that will please him mightily�察。�to the SAUSAGE´SELLER�� now
you can travel under full sail。 The wind has lost its violence。
CLEON
I will bring four suits against you�察�each of one hundred talents。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And I twenty against you for shirking duty and more than a
thousand for robbery。
CLEON
I maintain that your parents were guilty of sacrilege against
the goddess。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And I�察�that one of your grandfathers was a satellite。。。。
CLEON
To whom�拭�Explain��
SAUSAGE´SELLER
To Byrsina�察�the mother of Hippias。
CLEON
You are an impostor。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And you are a rogue。
��He strikes CLEON with a sausage。��
DEMOSTHENES
Hit him hard。
CLEON
Alas� �The conspirators are murdering me��
DEMOSTHENES ��to the SAUSAGE´SELLER��
Hit him� �Hit him with all your might� �Bruise his belly and lash
him with your guts and your tripe� �Punish him with both hands��
��CLEON sinks beneath the blows。��
CHORUS´LEADER
Oh� �vigorous assailant and intrepid heart� �See how you have
totally routed him in this duel of abuse�察�so that to us and to the
citizens you seem the saviour of the city。 How shall I give tongue
to my joy and praise you sufficiently��
CLEON ��recovering his wits��
Ah� �by Demeter� �I was not ignorant of this plot and these
machinations that were being forged and nailed and put together
against me。
DEMOSTHENES ��to the SAUSAGE´SELLER��
Look out�察�look out� �Come outfence him with some wheelwright slang。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
His tricks at Argos do not escape me。 Under pretence of forming an
alliance with the Argives�察�he is hatching a plot with the
Lacedaemonians there�察�and I know why the bellows are blowing and the
metal that is on the anvil�察�it's the question of the prisoners。
DEMOSTHENES
Well done� �Forge on�察�if he be a wheelwright。
SAUSAGE´SELLER
And there are men at Sparta who are hammering the iron with you��
but neither gold nor silver nor prayers nor an
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