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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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