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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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