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Are we going to banquet��
PRAXAGORA
Why�察�undoubtedly� �Furthermore�察�I propose abolishing the whores。
BLEPYRUS
And what for��
PRAXAGORA
It's clear enough why�察�so that�察�instead of them�察�we may have the
first´fruits of the young men。 It is not meet that tricked´out
slaves should rob free´born women of their pleasures。 Let the
courtesans be free to sleep with the slaves。
BLEPYRUS
I will march at your side�察�so that I may be seen and that everyone
may say�察 �Look at the Dictator's husband� �
��He follows PRAXAGORA into their house。��
CHREMES
As for me�察�I shall arrange my belongings and take inventory of
them�察�in order that I may take them to the market´place。
��He departs。��
��There is an interlude of dancing by the CHORUS�察�after which
CHREMES returns with his belongings and arranges them in a long
line。��
CHREMES
Come hither�察�my beautiful sieve�察�I have nothing more precious than
you�察�come�察�all clotted with the flour of which I have poured so many
sacks through you�察�you shall act the part of Canephorus in the
procession of my chattels。 Where is the sunshade carrier�拭�Ah� �this
stew´pot shall take his place。 Great gods�察�how black it is� �it could
not be more so if Lysicrates had boiled the drugs in it with which
be dyes his hair。 Hither�察�my beautiful mirror。 And you�察�my tripod��
bear this urn for me�察�you shall be the water´bearer�察�and you�察�cock��
whose morning song has so often roused me in the middle of the night
to send me hurrying to the Assembly�察�you shall be my flute´girl。
Scaphephorus�察�do you take the large basin�察�place in it the
honeycombs and twine the olive´branches over them�察�bring the tripods
and the phial of perfume�察�as for the humble crowd of little pots�察�I
will just leave them behind。
CITIZEN ��watching CHREMES from a distance��
What folly to carry one's goods to the common store�察�I have a
little more sense than that。 No�察�no�察�by Posidon�察�I want first to
ponder and calculate over the thing at leisure。 I shall not be fool
enough to strip myself of the fruits of my toil and thrift�察�if it is
not for a very good reason�察�let us see first which way things turn。
��He walks over to CHREMES�� Hi� �friend�察�what means this display of
goods�拭�Are you moving or are you going to pawn your stuff��
CHREMES
Neither。
CITIZEN
Why then are you setting all these things out in line�拭�Is it a
procession that you are starting off to Hiero�察�the public crier��
CHREMES
No�察�but in accordance with the new law that has been decreed�察�I am
going to carry all these things to the market´place to make a gift
of them to the state。
CITIZEN
Oh� �bah� �you don't mean that。
CHREMES
Certainly。
CITIZEN
Oh� �Zeus the Deliverer� �you unfortunate man��
CHREMES
Why��
CITIZEN
Why�拭�It's as clear as noonday。
CHREMES
Must the laws not be obeyed then��
CITIZEN
What laws�察�you poor fellow��
CHREMES
Those that have been decreed。
CITIZEN
Decreed� �Are you mad�察�I ask you��
CHREMES
Am I mad��
CITIZEN
Oh� �this is the height of folly��
CHREMES
Because I obey the law��
CITIZEN
Is that the duty of a smart man��
CHREMES
Absolutely。
CITIZEN
Say rather of a ninny。
CHREMES
Don't you propose taking what belongs to you to the common stock��
CITIZEN
I'll take good care I don't until I see what the majority are
doing。
CHREMES
There's but one opinion�察�namely�察�to contribute every single thing one
has。
CITIZEN
I am waiting to see it�察�before I believe that。
CHREMES
At least�察�so they say in every street。
CITIZEN ��sardonically��
And they will go on saying so。
CHREMES
Everyone talks of contributing all he has。
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
And will go on talking of it。
CHREMES
You weary me with your doubts and dubitations。
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
Everybody else will doubt it。
CHREMES
The pest seize you��
CITIZEN ��in the same tone��
It will take you。 ��Then seriously�� What�拭�give up your goods� �Is
there a man of sense who will do such a thing�拭�Giving is not one of
our customs。 Receiving is another matter�察�it's the way of the gods
themselves。 Look at the position of their hands on their statues�察�when
we ask a favour�察�they present their hands turned palm up so as not
to give�察�but to receive。
CHREMES
Wretch�察�let me do what is right。 Come�察�I'll make a bundle of all
these things。 Where is my strap��
CITIZEN
Are you really going to carry them in��
CHREMES
Undoubtedly�察�and there are my two tripods strung together already。
CITIZEN
What folly� �Not to wait to see what the others do�察�and then。。。
CHREMES
Well�察�and then what��
CITIZEN
。。。wait and put it off again。
CHREMES
What for��
CITIZEN
That an earthquake may come or an ill´omened flash of lightning��
that a black cat may run across the street and no one carry in
anything more�察�you fool��
CHREMES
It would be a fine thing if I were to find no room left for
placing all this。
CITIZEN
You are much more likely to lose your stuff。 As for placing it��
you can be at ease�察�for there will be room enough as long as a month
hence。
CHREMES
Why��
CITIZEN
I know these people�察�a decree is readily passed�察�but it is not
so easily attended to。
CHREMES
All will contribute their property�察�my friend。
CITIZEN
But what if they don't��
CHREMES
But there is no doubt that they will。
CITIZEN ��insistently��
But anyhow�察�what if they don't��
CHREMES
Do not worry�察�they will。
CITIZEN
And what if they oppose it��
CHREMES
We shall compel them to do so。
CITIZEN
And what if they prove the stronger��
CHREMES
I shall leave my goods and go off。
CITIZEN
And what if they sell them for you��
CHREMES
The plague take you��
CITIZEN
And if it does��
CHREMES
It will be a good riddance。
CITIZEN ��in an incredulous tone��
You are really bent on contributing�察�then��
CHREMES
'Pon my soul�察�yes� �Look�察�there are all my neighbours carrying in
all they have。
CITIZEN ��sarcastically��
Oh yes�察�it's Antisthenes�察�he's the type that would contribute��
He would just as soon spend the next month sitting on the can。
CHREMES
The pest seize you��
CITIZEN
Will Callimachus�察�the chorus´master�察�contribute anything��
CHREMES
Why�察�more than Callias��
CITIZEN
The man must want to spend all his money��
CHREMES
How you weary me��
CITIZEN
Ah� �I weary you�拭�But�察�wretch�察�see what comes of decrees of this
kind。 Don't you remember the one reducing the price of salt��
CHREMES
Why�察�certainly I do。
CITIZEN
And do you remember that about the copper coinage��
CHREMES
Ah� �that cursed money did me enough harm。 I had sold my grapes and
had my mouth stuffed with pieces of copper�察�indeed I was going to
the market to buy flour�察�and was in the act of holding out my bag wide
open�察�when the herald started shouting�察 �Let none in future accept
pieces of copper�察�those of silver are alone current。;
CITIZEN
And quite lately�察�were we not all swearing that the impost of
one´fortieth�察�which Euripides had conceived�察�would bring five
hundred talents to the state�察�and everyone was vaunting Euripides to
the skies�拭�But when the thing was looked at closely�察�it was seen
that this fine decree was mere moonshine and would produce nothing��
and you would have willingly burnt this very same Euripides alive。
CHREMES
The cases are quite different�察�my good fellow。 We were the
rulers then�察�but now it's the women。
CITIZEN
Whom�察�by Posidon�察�I will never allow to piss on my nose。
CHREMES
I don't know what the devil you're chattering about。 Slave�察�pick
up that bundle。
HERALD ��a woman��
Let all citizens come�察�let them hasten at our leader's bidding� �It
is the new law。 The lot will teach each citizen where he is to dine��
the tables are already laid and loaded with the most exquisite dishes��
the couches are covered with the softest of cushions�察�the wine and
water are already being mixed in the ewers�察�the slaves are standing in
a row and waiting to pour scent over the guests�察�the fish is being
grilled�察�the hares are on the spit and the cakes are being kneaded��
chaplets are being plaited and the fritters are frying�察�the youngest
women are watching the pea´soup in the saucepans�察�and in the midst
of them all stands Smoeus�察�dressed as a knight�察�washing the
crockery。 And Geron has come�察�dressed in a grand tunic and finely
shod�察�he is joking with another young fellow and has already
divested himself of his heavy shoes and his c
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