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yourself before the Assembly。;

  WIFE

    What a wise god and what a friend to our city

  CARIO

    Thereupon he came and seated himself at the head of Plutus' bed��

took a perfectly clean rag and wiped his eyelids�察�Panacea covered

his head and face with a purple cloth�察�while the god whistled�察�and two

enormous snakes came rushing from the sanctuary。

  WIFE

    Great gods��

  CARIO

    They slipped gently beneath the purple cloth and�察�as far as I

could judge�察�licked the patient's eyelids�察�for�察�in less time than even

you need�察�mistress�察�to drain down ten beakers of wine�察�Plutus rose up��

be could see。 I clapped my hands with joy and awoke my master�察�and the

god immediately disappeared with the serpents into the sanctuary。 As

for those who were lying near Plutus�察�you can imagine that they

embraced him tenderly。 Dawn broke and not one of them had closed an

eye。 As for myself�察�I did not cease thanking the god who had so

quickly restored to Plutus his sight and had made Neoclides blinder

than ever。

  WIFE

    Oh� �thou great Asclepius� �How mighty is thy power�  。�To CARIO��

But tell me�察�where is Plutus now��

  CARIO

    He is approaching�察�escorted by an immense crowd。 The rich�察�whose

wealth is ill´gotten�察�are knitting their brows and shooting at him

looks of fierce hate�察�while the just folk�察�who led a wretched

existence�察�embrace him and grasp his hand in the transport of their

joy�察�they follow in his wake�察�their heads wreathed with garlands��

laughing and blessing their deliverer�察�the old men make the earth

resound as they walk together keeping time。 Come�察�all of you�察�all��

down to the very least�察�dance�察�leap and form yourselves into a chorus��

no longer do you risk being told�察�when you go home。 ;There is no

meal in the bag。;

  WIFE

    And I�察�by Hecate� �I will string you a garland of cakes for the

good tidings you have brought me。

  CARIO

    Hurry�察�make haste then�察�our friends are close at hand。

  WIFE

    I will go indoors to fetch some gifts of welcome�察�to celebrate

these eyes that have just been opened。

                                       ��She goes back into the house。��

  CARIO

    Meantime I am going forth to meet them。

                                                                ��Exit��



                                 ��Interlude of dancing by the CHORUS。��

  PLUTUS

    I adore thee�察�oh� �thou divine sun�察�and thee I greet�察�thou city��

the beloved of Pallas�此�be welcome�察�thou land of Cecrops�察�which hast

received me。 Alas� �what manner of men I associated with� �I blush to

think of it。 While�察�on the other hand�察�I shunned those who deserved my

friendship�察�I knew neither the vices of the ones nor the virtues of

the others。 A two´fold mistake�察�and in both cases equally fatal� �Ah��

what a misfortune was mine� �But I want to change everything�察�and in

the future I mean to prove to mankind that�察�if I gave to the wicked��

it was against my will。

  CHREMYLUS  ��to the wings��

    Get you gone� �Oh� �what a lot of friends spring into being when you

are fortunate� �They dig me with their elbows and bruise my shins to

prove their affection。 Each one wants to greet me。 What a crowd of old

fellows thronged round me on the market´place��

  WIFE

    Oh� �thou�察�who art dearest of all to me�察�and thou too�察�be

welcome� �Allow me�察�Plutus�察�to shower these gifts of welcome over you

in due accord with custom。

    PLUTUS

    No。 This is the first house I enter after having regained my

sight�察�I shall take nothing from it�察�for it is my place rather to

give。

  WIFE

    Do you refuse these gifts��

  PLUTUS

    I will accept them at your fireside�察�as custom requires。

Besides�察�we shall thus avoid a ridiculous scene�察�it is not meet that

the poet should throw dried figs and dainties to the spectators�察�it is

a vulgar trick to make them laugh。

  WIFE

    You are right。 Look� �yonder's Dexinicus�察�who was already getting

to his feet to catch the figs as they flew past him。

                                 ��Interlude of dancing by the CHORUS。��

  CARIO

    How pleasant it is�察�friends�察�to live well�察�especially when it

costs nothing� �What a deluge of blessings flood our household�察�and

that too without our having wronged a single soul� �Ah� �what a

delightful thing is wealth� �The bin is full of white flour and the

wine´jars run over with fragrant liquor�察�all the chests are crammed

with gold and silver�察�it is a sight to see�察�the tank is full of oil��

the phials with perfumes�察�and the garret with dried figs。 Vinegar

flasks�察�plates�察�stew´pots and all the platters are of brass�察�our

rotten old wooden trenchers for the fish have to´day become dishes

of silver�察�even the thunder´mug is of ivory。 We others�察�the slaves�察�we

play at odd and even with gold pieces�察�and carry luxury so far that we

no longer wipe our arses with stones�察�but use garlic stalks instead。

My master�察�at this moment�察�is crowned with flowers and sacrificing a

pig�察�a goat and ram�察�it's the smoke that has driven me out�察�for I

could no longer endure it�察�it hurt my eyes so。



        ��A JUST MAN enters�察�followed by a small slave´lad who

    carries a thread´bare cloak and a pair of badly worn sandals。��



  JUST MAN

    Come�察�my child�察�come with me。 Let us go and find the god。

  CARIO

    Who's this��

  JUST MAN

    A man who was once wretched�察�but now is happy。

  CARIO

    A just man then��

  JUST MAN

    That's right。

  CARIO

    Well� �what do you want��

  JUST MAN

    I come to thank the god for all the blessings he has showered on

me。 My father had left me a fairly decent fortune�察�and I helped

those of my friends who were in want�察�it was�察�to my thinking�察�the most

useful thing I could do with my fortune。

  CARIO

    And you were quickly ruined��

  JUST MAN

    Quite。

  CARIO

    And since then you have been living in misery��

  JUST MAN

    Quite�察�I thought I could count�察�in case of need�察�upon the

friends whose property I had helped�察�but they turned their backs

upon me and pretended not to see me。

  CARIO

    They laughed at you�察�that's obvious。

  JUST MAN

    Quite。 With my empty coffers�察�I had no more friends。 But my lot

has changed�察�and so I come to the god to make him the acts of

gratitude that are his due。

  CARIO

    But why are you bringing this old cloak�察�which your slave is

carrying� �Tell me。

  JUST MAN

    I wish to dedicate it to the god。

  CARIO

    Were you initiated into the Great Mysteries in that cloak��

  JUST MAN

    No�察�but I shivered in it for thirteen years。

  CARIO

    And this footwear��

  JUST MAN

    These also are my winter companions。

  CARIO

    And you wish to dedicate them too��

  JUST MAN

    Certainly。

  CARIO

    Fine presents to offer to the god��



                          ��An INFORMER enters�察�followed by a witness。��



  INFORMER  ��before he sees CARIO��

    Alas� �alas� �I am a lost man。 Ah� �thrice�察�four�察�five�察�twelve times��

or rather ten thousand times unhappy fate� �Why�察�why must fortune

deal me such rough blows��

  CARIO

    Oh�察�Apollo�察�my tutelary� �oh� �ye favourable gods� �what has

overtaken this man��

  INFORMER  ��to CARIO��

    Ah� �am I not deserving of pity�拭�I have lost everything�察�this

cursed god has stripped me bare。 Ah� �if there be justice in heaven�察�he

shall be struck blind again��

  JUST MAN

    I think I know what's the matter。 If this man is unfortunate�察�it's

because he's of little account and small honesty�察�and indeed he

looks it too。

  CARIO

    Then�察�by Zeus� �his plight is but just。

  INFORMER

    He promised that if he recovered his sight�察�he would enrich us all

unaided�察�whereas he has ruined more than one。

  CARIO

    But whom has he thus ill´used��

  INFORMER

    Me。

  CARIO

    You were doubtless a villainous thief then。

  INFORMER

    No�察�it is rather you yourselves who were such wretches�察�I am

certain you have got my money。

  CARIO

    Ha� �by Demeter� �an informer� �What impudence� �He's ravenously

hungry�察�that's certain。

  INFORMER

    You shall follow me this very instant to the market´place�察�where

the torture of the wheel shall force the confession of your misdeeds

from you。

  CARIO  ��with a threatening gesture��

    Watch out�察�now��

  JUST MAN

    By Zeus the Deliverer�察�what gratitude all Greeks owe to Plutus�察�if

he destroys these vile informers��

  INFORMER

    You are laughing at me。 Well�察�then I denounce you as their

accomplice。 Where did you steal that new cloak from�拭�Yesterday I saw

you with one utterly worn out。

  JUST MAN

    I fear you not�察�thanks to this ring�察�for which I paid Eudemus a

drachma。

  CARIO

    Ah� �there's no ring to preserve you from the informer's bite。

  INFORMER

    The insolent wretches� �But�察�my fine jokers�察�you have not told me

what you are up to here。 Nothing good�察�I'm sure of that。

  CARIO

    Nothing of any good for you�察�be sure of that。

  INFORMER

    
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