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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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