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PHILOCLEON ��singing��
Ho� �ho� �summon me�拭�what old women's babble� �Know that I can no
longer bear to hear even the name of suits。 Ha� �ha� �ha� �this is what
pleases me�察 �Down with the urns� ─�Get out of here� �Down with the
dicasts� �away with them�察�away with them��
��Dropping into speech�察�to the flute´girl��
Mount up there�察�my little gilded cock´chafer�察�take hold of this
rope's end in your hand。 Hold it tight�察�but have a care�察�the rope's
a bit old and worn。 But even though it's worn�察�it still has its
virtues。 Do you see how opportunely I got you away from the
solicitations of those fellators�察�who wanted you to make love to
them in their own odd way�拭�You therefore owe me this return to gratify
me。 But will you pay the debt�拭�Oh� �I know well you will not even
try�察�you will play with me�察�you will laugh heartily at me as you
have done at many another man。 And yet�察�if you would not be a
naughty girl�察�I would redeem you�察�when my son is dead�察�and you
should be my concubine�察�my little one。 At present I am not my own
master�察�I am very young and am watched very closely。 My dear son never
lets me out of his sight�察�he's an unbearable creature�察�who would
quarter a thread and skin a flint�察�he is afraid I should get lost�察�for
I am his only father。 But here he comes running towards us。 But be
quick�察�don't stir�察�hold these torches。 I am going to play him a
young man's trick�察�the same as he played me before I was initiated
into the mysteries。
BDELYCLEON
Oh� �oh� �you debauched old dotard� �you are amorous�察�it seems�察�of
pretty baggages�察�but�察�by Apollo�察�it shall not be with impunity��
PHILOCLEON
Ah� �you would be very glad to eat a lawsuit in vinegar�察�you would。
BDELYCLEON
Only a rascal would steal the flute´girl away from the other
guests。
PHILOCLEON
What flute´girl�拭�Are you distraught�察�as if you had just returned
from Pluto��
BDELYCLEON
By Zeus� �But here is the Dardanian wench in person。
PHILOCLEON
Nonsense。 This is a torch that I have lit in the public square
in honour of the gods。
BDELYCLEON
Is this a torch��
PHILOCLEON
A torch�拭�Certainly。 Do you not see it is of several different
colours��
DELYCLEON
And what is that black part in the middle��
PHILOCLEON
That's the pitch running out while it burns。
BDELYCLEON
And there�察�on the other side�察�surely that is a girl's bottom��
PHILOCLEON
No。 That's just a small bit of the torch�察�that projects。
BDELYCLEON
What do you mean�拭�what bit�拭�Hi� �you woman� �come here��
PHILOCLEON
Oh� �What do you want to do��
BDELYCLEON
To take her away from you and lead her off。 You are too much
worn out and can do nothing。
��He takes the girl into the house。��
PHILOCLEON
Listen to me� �One day�察�at Olympia�察�I saw Euphudion boxing
bravely against Ascondas�察�he was already aged�察�and yet with a blow
from his fist he knocked down his young opponent。 So watch out that
I don't blacken your eves。
BDELYCLEON ��who has returned��
By Zeus� �you have Olympia at your finger´ends��
��A BAKER'S WIFE enters with an empty basket�察�she brings CHAEREPHON
with her as witness。��
BAKER'S WIFE ��to CHAEREPHON��
Come to my help�察�I beg you�察�in the name of the gods� �This cursed
man�察�when striking out right and left with his torch�察�knocked over ten
loaves worth an obolus apiece�察�and then�察�to cap the deal�察�four others。
BDELYCLEON
Do you see what lawsuits you are drawing upon yourself with your
drunkenness�拭�You will have to plead。
PHILOCLEON
Oh�察�no�察�no� �a little pretty talk and pleasant tales will soon
settle the matter and reconcile her with me。 Not so�察�by the
goddesses twain� �It shall not be said that you have with impunity
spoilt the wares of Myrtia�察�the daughter of Ancylion and Sostrate。
PHILOCLEON
Listen�察�woman�察�I wish to tell you a lovely anecdote。
BAKER'S WIFE
By Zeus�察�no anecdotes for me�察�thank you。
PHILOCLEON
One night Aesop was going out to supper。 A drunken bitch had the
impudence to bark near him。 Aesop said to her�察 �Oh�察�bitch�察�bitch��
you would do well to sell your wicked tongue and buy some wheat。;
BAKER'S WIFE
You make a mock of me� �Very well� �I don't care who you are�察�I
shall summons you before the market inspectors for damage done to my
business。 Chaerephon here shall be my witness。
PHILOCLEON
But just listen�察�here's another will perhaps please you better。
Lasus and Simonides were contesting against each other for the singing
prize。 Lasus said�察 �Damned if I care。;
BAKER'S WIFE
Ah� �really�察�did he now��
PHILOCLEON
As for you�察�Chaerephon�察�can you be witness to this woman�察�who
looks as pale and tragic as Ino when she throws herself from her
rock。。。at the feet of Euripides��
��The BAKER'S WIFE and CHAEREPHON depart。��
BDELYCLEON
Here�察�I suppose�察�comes another to summons you�察�he has his
witness too。 Ah� �unhappy indeed we are��
��A badly bruised man enters。��
ACCUSER
I summons you�察�old man�察�for outrage。
BDELYCLEON
For outrage�拭�Oh� �in the name of the gods�察�do not summons him� �I
will be answerable for him�察�name the price and I will be more more
grateful still。
PHILOCLEON
I ask for nothing better than to be reconciled with him�察�for I
admit I struck him and threw stones at him。 So�察�first come here。
Will you leave it in my hands to name the indemnity I must pay�察�if I
promise you my friendship as well�察�or will you fix it yourself��
ACCUSER
Fix it�察�I like neither lawsuits nor disputes。
PHILOCLEON
A man of Sybaris fell from his chariot and wounded his head most
severely�察�he was a very poor driver。 One of his friends came up to him
and said�察 �Every man to his trade。; Well then�察�go you to Pittalus to
get mended。
BDELYCLEON
You are incorrigible。
ACCUSER ��to his witness��
At all events�察�make a note of his reply。 ��They start to leave。��
PHILOCLEON
Listen�察�instead of going off so abruptly。 A woman at Sybaris broke
a box。
ACCUSER ��to his witness��
I again ask you to witness this。
PHILOCLEON
The box therefore had the fact attested�察�but the woman said��
;Never worry about witnessing the matter�察�but hurry off to buy a
cord to tie it together with�察�that will be the more sensible course。;
ACCUSER
Oh� �go on with your ribaldry until the Archon calls the case。
��He and his witness depart。��
BDELYCLEON ��to PHILOCLEON��
By Demeter� �you'll stay here no longer� �I am going to take you and
carry you off。
PHILOCLEON
And what for��
BDELYCLEON
What for�拭�I am going to carry you into the house�察�so that the
accusers will not run out of witnesses。
PHILOCLEON
One day at Delphi�察�Aesop。。。。
BDELYCLEON
I don't care a fig for that。
PHILOCLEON
。。。。was accused of having stolen a sacred vase。 But he replied��
that the horn´beetle。。。。
BDELYCLEON
Oh�察�dear�察�dear� �You'll drive me crazy with your horn´beetle。
��PHILOCLEON goes on with his fable while BDELYCLEON is carrying him
off the scene by main force。��
CHORUS ��singing��
I envy you your happiness�察�old man。 What a contrast to his
former frugal habits and his very hard life� �Taught now in quite
another school�察�he will know nothing but the pleasures of ease。
Perhaps he will jibe at it�察�for indeed it is difficult to renounce
what has become one's second nature。 However�察�many have done it�察�and
adopting the ideas of others�察�have changed their use and wont。 As
for Philocleon's son�察�I�察�like all wise and judicious men�察�cannot
sufficiently praise his filial tenderness and his tact。 Never have I
met a more amiable nature�察�and I have conceived the greatest
fondness for him。 How he triumphed on every point in his discussion
with his father�察�when he wanted to bring him back to more worthy and
honourable tastes��
XANTHIAS ��coming out of the house��
By Bacchus� �Some Evil Genius has brought this unbearable
disorder into our house。 The old man�察�full up with wine and excited by
the sound of the flute�察�is so delighted�察�so enraptured�察�that he is
spending the night executing the old dances that Thespis first
produced on the stage�察�and just now he offered to prove to the
modern tragedians�察�by disputing with them for the dancing prize��
that they are nothing but a lot of old dotards。
��BDELYCLEON comes out of the house with his father who is costumed
as POLYPHEMUS in Euripides' Cyclops。��
PHILOCLEON
;Who loiters at the door of the vestibule�拭�
XANTHIAS
Here comes our pest�察�our plague��
PHILOCLEON
Let down the barriers。 The dance is now to begin。
��He begins to dance in a manner grotesquely parodying that of
Euripides。��
XANTHIAS
Or rather the madness。
PHILOCLEON
Impetuous movement already twists and racks my sides。 How my
nostrils wheeze� �how my back cracks��
XANTHIAS
Go and fill yourself with hellebore。
PHILOCLEON
Phrynichus is as bold as a cock and terrifies his rivals。
XANTHIAS
He'll be stoned。
PHILOCLEON
His leg kicks out sky´high。。。。
XANTHIAS
。。。。and his arse gapes open。
PHILOCLEON
Mind your own business。 Look how easily my leg´joints move。
Isn't that good��
XANTHIAS
God�察�no�察�it's merely insane��
PHILOCLEON
And now I summon and challenge my rivals。 It there be a tragic
poet who pretends to be a skilful dancer�察�let him come and contest the
matter with me。 Is there one�拭�Is there not one��
XANTHIAS
Here comes one�察�and one only。
��A very small dancer�察�costumed as a crab�察�enters。��
PHILOCLEON
Who is the wretch��
XANTHIAS
The younger son of Carcinus。
PHILOCLEON
I will crush hi
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