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undertaking。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    It's not I who want to dance�察�it's my legs that bound with

delight。

  TRYGAEUS

    Enough�察�please�察�cease your gambols。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    There� �That's all。

  TRYGAEUS

    You say so�察�and nevertheless you go on。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Yet one more figure and it's done。

  TRYGAEUS

    Well�察�just this one�察�then you must dance no more。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    No�察�no more dancing�察�if we can help you。

  TRYGAEUS

    But look�察�you are not stopping even now。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    By Zeus�察�I am only throwing up my right leg�察�that's all。

  TRYGAEUS

    Come�察�I grant you that�察�but pray�察�annoy me no further。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    Ah� �the left leg too will have its fling�察�well�察�that's its

right。 I am so happy�察�so delighted at not having to carry my buckler

any more。 I fart for joy and I laugh more than if I had cast my old

age�察�as a serpent does its skin。

  TRYGAEUS

    No�察�it's not time for joy yet�察�for you are not sure of success。

But when you have got the goddess�察�then rejoice�察�shout and laugh��

thenceforward you will be able to sail or stay at home�察�to make love

or sleep�察�to attend festivals and processions�察�to play at cottabos��

live like true Sybarites and to shout�察�Io�察�io��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Ah� �God grant we may see the blessed day。 I have suffered so much��

have so oft slept with Phormio on hard beds。 You will no longer find

me a bitter and angry judge。。。。

  TRYGAEUS ��singing��

    Nor�察�naturally�察�hard in your ways�察�as heretofore。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    。。。。but turned indulgent and grown younger by twenty years through

happiness。 We have been killing ourselves long enough�察�tiring

ourselves out with going to the Lyceum and returning laden with

spear and buckler。´But what can we do to please you�拭�Come�察�speak��

for 'tis a good Fate that has named you our leader。

  TRYGAEUS

    How shall we set about removing these stones��

  HERMES ��who has just returned��

    Rash reprobate�察�what do you propose doing��

  TRYGAEUS

    Nothing bad�察�as Cillicon said。

  HERMES

    You are undone�察�you wretch。

  TRYGAEUS

    Yes�察�if the lot had to decide my life�察�for Hermes would know how

to turn the chance。

  HERMES

    You are lost�察�you are dead。

  TRYGAEUS

    On what day��

  HERMES

    This instant。

  TRYGAEUS

    But I have not provided myself with flour and cheese yet to

start for death。

  HERMES

    You are kneaded and ground already�察�I tell you。

  TRYGAEUS

    Hah� �I have not yet tasted that gentle pleasure。

  HERMES

    Don't you know that Zeus has decreed death for him who is caught

exhuming Peace��

  TRYGAEUS

    What� �must I really and truly die��

  HERMES

    You must。

  TRYGAEUS

    Well then�察�lend me three drachmae to buy a young pig�察�I wish to

have myself initiated before I die。

  HERMES

    Oh� �Zeus�察�the Thunderer��

  TRYGAEUS

    I adjure you in the name of the gods�察�master�察�don't report us��

  HERMES

    I may not�察�I cannot keep silent。

  TRYGAEUS

    In the name of the meats which I brought you so good´naturedly。

  HERMES

    Why�察�wretched man�察�Zeus will annihilate me�察�if I do not shout

out at the top of my voice�察�to inform him what you are plotting。

  TRYGAEUS

    Oh�察�no� �don't shout�察�I beg you�察�dear little Hermes。。。。 And what

are you doing�察�comrades�拭�You stand there as though you were stocks and

stones。 Wretched men�察�speak�察�entreat him at once�察�otherwise he will be

shouting。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Oh� �mighty Hermes� �do not do it�察�no�察�do not do it� �If ever you

have eaten some young pig�察�sacrificed by us on your altars�察�with

pleasure�察�may this offering not be without value in your sight to´day。

  TRYGAEUS ��singing��

    Do you not hear them wheedling you�察�mighty god��

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Be not pitiless toward our prayers�察�permit us to deliver the

goddess。 Oh� �the most human�察�the most generous of the gods�察�be

favourable toward us�察�if it be true that you detest the haughty crests

and proud brows of Pisander�察�we shall never cease�察�oh master�察�offering

you sacred victims and solemn prayers。

  TRYGAEUS

    Have mercy�察�mercy�察�yourself be touched by their words�察�never was

your worship so dear to them as to´day。 ��Aside�� Really they are the

greatest thieves that ever were。 ��To HERMES�� And I shall reveal to you

a great and terrible plot that is being hatched against the gods。

  HERMES

    Hah� �speak and perchance I shall let myself be softened。

  TRYGAEUS

    Know then�察�that the Moon and that infamous Sun are plotting

against you�察�and want to deliver Greece into the hands of the

barbarians。

  HERMES

    What for��

  TRYGAEUS

    Because it is to you that we sacrifice�察�whereas the barbarians

worship them�察�hence they would like to see you destroyed�察�that they

alone might receive the offerings。

  HERMES

    Is it then for this reason that these untrustworthy charioteers

have for so long been defrauding us�察�one of them robbing us of

daylight and the other nibbling away at the other's disk��

  TRYGAES

    Yes�察�certainly。 So therefore�察�Hermes�察�my friend�察�help us with your

whole heart to find and deliver the captive and we will celebrate

the great Panathenaea in your honour as well as all the festivals of

the other gods�察�for Hermes shall be the Mysteries。 the Dipolia�察�the

Adonia�察�everywhere the towns�察�freed from their miseries�察�will

sacrifice to Hermes the Liberator�察�you will be loaded with benefits of

every kind�察�and to start with�察�I offer you this cup for libations as

your first present。

  HERMES

    Ah� �how golden cups do influence me� �Come�察�friends。 get to work。

To the pit quickly�察�pick in hand�察�and drag away the stones。

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    We go�察�but you�察�cleverest of all the gods�察�supervise our

labours�察�tell us�察�good workman as you are�察�what we must do�察�we shall

obey your orders with alacrity。

                                     ��They begin to lift the stones。��

  TRYGAEUS

    Quick�察�reach me your cup�察�and let us preface our work by

addressing prayers to the gods。

  HERMES

    Libation� �Libation� �Silence� �Let us offer our libations and our

prayers�察�so that this day may begin an era of unalloyed happiness

for Greece and that he who has bravely pulled at the rope with us

may never resume his buckler。

  TRYGAEUS

    Aye�察�may we pass our lives in peace�察�caressing our mistresses

and poking the fire。

  HERMES

    May he who would prefer the war�察�oh Dionysus。。。。

  TRYGAEUS

    Be ever drawing barbed arrows out of his elbows。

  HERMES

    If there be a citizen�察�greedy for military rank and honours�察�who

refuses�察�oh�察�divine Peace� �to restore you to daylight。。。。

  TRYGAEUS

    May he behave as cowardly as Cleonymus on the battlefield。

  HERMES

    If a lance´maker or a dealer in shields desires war for the sake

of better trade。。。。

  TRYGAEUS

    May he be taken by pirates and eat nothing but barley。

  HERMES

    If some ambitious man does not help us�察�because he wants to become

a General�察�or if a slave is plotting to pass over to the enemy。。。。

  TRYGAEUS

    Let his limbs be broken on the wheel�察�may he be beaten to death

with rods��

  HERMES

    As for us�察�may Fortune favour us� �Io� �Paean�察�Io��

  TRYGAEUS

    Don't say Paean�察�but simply�察�Io。

  HERMES

    Very well�察�then� �Io� �Io� �Io� �I'll simply say�察�Io��

  TRYGAEUS

    To Hermes�察�the Graces�察�the Horae�察�Aphrodite�察�Eros��

  HERMES

    But not to Ares。

  TRYGAEUS

    No。

  HERMES

    Nor to Enyalius。

  TRYGAEUS

    No。

    ��The stones have been removed and a rope attacked to the cover of

      the pit。 The indented portions of the following scene are a sort

      of chanty。��

  HERMES

    Come�察�all strain at the ropes to tear off the cover。 Pull��

  CHORUS

    Heave away�察�heave�察�heave�察�oh��

  HERMES

    Come�察�pull harder�察�harder。

  CHORUS

    Heave away�察�heave�察�heave�察�oh��

  HERMES

    Still harder�察�harder still。

  CHORUS

    Heave away�察�heave� �Heave away�察�heave�察�heave�察�oh��

  TRYGAEUS

    Come�察�come�察�there is no working together。 Come� �all pull at the

same instant� �you Boeotians are only pretending。 Beware��

  HERMES

    Come�察�heave away�察�heave��

  TRYGAEUS

    Heave away�察�heave oh��

  CHORUS

    Hi� �you two pull as well。

  TRYGAEUS

    Why�察�I am pulling�察�I am hanging on to the rope and straining

till I am almost off my feet�察�I am working with all my might。

  CHORUS

    Why does not the work advance then��

  TRYGAEUS

    Lamachus�察�this is terrible� �You are in the way�察�sitting there。

We have no use for your Medusa's head�察�friend。 But wait�察�the Argives

have not pulled the least bit�察�they have done nothing but laugh at

us for our pains while they were getting gain with both hands。

  HERMES

    Ah� �my dear sir�察�the Laconians at all events pull with vigour。

  TRYGAEUS

    But look� �only those among them who generally hold the plough´tail

show any zeal�察�while the armourers impede them in their efforts。

  HERMES

    And the Megarians too are doing nothing�察�yet look how they are

pulling and showing their teeth like famished curs。

  TRYGAEUS

    The poor wretches are dying of hunger I suppose。

  HERMES

    This won't do�察�friends。 Come� �all together� �Everyone to the work

and with a good heart for the business。

  CHORUS

    Heave away�察�heave��

  HERMES

    Harder��

  CHORUS

    Heave away�察�heave��

  HERMES

    Come on then�察�by heaven。

  CHORUS

    We are moving it a little。

  TRYGAEUS

    Isn't it terrible and stupid� �some pull one way and others

another。 You Argives there�察�beware of a thrashing��

  HERMES

    Come�察�put your strength into it。

  TRYGAEUS

    Heave away�察�heave��

  CHORUS

    There are many ill´disposed folk among us。

  TRYGAEUS

    Do you at least�察�who long for peace�察�pull heartily。

  CHORUS

    But there ar
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