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you�察�then open Sisyphus' bag of wiles�察�but hurry�察�hurry�察�for

discussion does not admit of delay。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    The time has come for me to manifest my courage�察�so I will go

and seek Euripides。 ��Knocking on EURIPIDES' door�� Ho� �slave�察�slave��

  SLAVE ��opening the door and poking his head out��

    Who's there��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Is Euripides at home��

  SLAVE

    He is and he isn't�察�understand that�察�if you can。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    What's that�拭�He is and he isn't��

  SLAVE

    Certainly�察�old man�察�busy gathering subtle fancies here and

there�察�his mind is not in the house�察�but he himself is�察�perched aloft��

he is composing a tragedy。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Oh�察�Euripides�察�you are indeed happy to have a slave so quick at

redartee� �Now�察�fellow�察�call your master。

  SLAVE

    Impossible� 。�He slams the door。��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Too bad。 But I will not give up。 Come�察�let us knock at the door

again。 Euripides�察�my little Euripides�察�my darling Euripides�察�listen��

never had man greater right to your pity。 It is Dicaeopolis of the

Chollidan Deme who calls you。 Do you hear��

  EURIPIDES ��from within��

    I have no time to waste。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Very well�察�have yourself wheeled out here。

  EURIPIDES

    Impossible。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Nevertheless。。。。

  EURIPIDES

    Well�察�let them roll me out�察�as to coming down�察�I have not the

time。

    ��The eccyclema turns and presents the interior of the house。

        EURIPIDES is lying on a bed�察�his slave beside him。 On the back

        wall are hung up tragic costumes of every sort and a multitude

        of accessories is piled up on the floor。��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Euripides。。。。

  EURIPIDES

    What words strike my ear��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    You perch aloft to compose tragedies�察�when you might just as

well do them on the ground。 No wonder you introduce cripples on the

stage。 And why do you dress in these miserable tragic rags�拭�No

wonder your heroes are beggars。 But�察�Euripides�察�on my knees I

beseech you�察�give me the tatters of some old piece�察�for I have to

treat the Chorus to a long speech�察�and if I do it badly it is all over

with me。

  EURIPIDES

    What rags do you prefer�拭�Those in which I rigged out Oeneus on the

stage�察�that unhappy�察�miserable old man��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    No�察�I want those of some hero still more unfortunate。

  EURIPIDES

    Of Phoenix�察�the blind man��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    No�察�not of Phoenix�察�you have another hero more unfortunate than

him。

  EURIPIDES ��to himself��

    Now�察�what tatters does he want�拭。�to DICAEOPOLIS�� Do you mean those

of the beggar Philoctetes��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    No�察�of another far more beggarly。

  EURIPIDES

    Is it the filthy dress of the lame fellow�察�Bellerophon��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    No�察�not Bellerophon�察�the one I mean was not only lame and a

beggar�察�but boastful and a fine speaker。

  EURIPIDES

    Ah� �I know�察�it is Telephus�察�the Mysian。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Yes�察�Telephus。 Give me his rags�察�I beg of you。

  EURIPIDES

    Slave� �give him Telephus' tatters�察�they are on top of the rags

of Thyestes and mixed with those of Ino。 There they are�察�take them。

  DICAEOPOLIS ��holding up the costume for the audience to see��

    Oh� �Zeus�察�whose eye pierces everywhere and embraces all�察�permit me

to assume the most wretcbed dress on earth。 Euripides�察�cap your

kindness by giving me the little Mysian hat�察�that goes so well with

these tatters。 I must to´day have the look of a beggar�察 �be what I am��

but not appear to be;�察�the audience will know well who I am�察�but the

Chorus will be fools enough not to�察�and I shall dupe them with my

subtle phrases。

  EURIPIDES

    I will give you the hat�察�I love the clever tricks of an

ingenious brain like yours。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Rest happy�察�and may it befall Telephus as I wish。 Ah�察�I already

feel myself filled with quibbles。 But I must have a beggar's staff。

  EURIPIDES ��handing him a staff��

    Here you are�察�and now get away from this porch。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Oh�察�my soul� �You see how you are driven from this house�察�when I

still need so many accessories。 But let us be pressing�察�obstinate��

importunate。 Euripides�察�give me a little basket with a lamp lighted

inside。

  EURIPIDES

    Whatever do you want such a thing as that for��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    I do not need it�察�but I want it all the same。

  EURIPIDES ��handing him a basket��

    You importune me�察�get out of here��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Alas� �may the gods grant you a destiny as brilliant as your

mother's。;


  EURIPIDES

    Leave me in peace。

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Oh�察�just a little broken cup。

  EURIPIDES ��handing him a cup��

    Take it and go and hang yourself。 ��to himself�� What a tiresome

fellow��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Ah� �you do not know all the pain you cause me。 Dear�察�good

Euripides�察�just a little pot with a sponge for a stopper。

  EURIPIDES

    Miserable man� �You are stealing a whole tragedy。 Here�察�take it and

be off。

                                        ��He hands DICAEOPOLIS a pot。��

    DICAEOPOLIS

    I am going�察�but�察�great gods� �I need one thing more�察�unless I

have it�察�am a dead man。 Hearken�察�my little Euripides�察�only give me

this and I go�察�never to return。 For pity's sake�察�do give me a few

small herbs for my basket。

  EURIPIDES

    You wish to ruin me then。 Here�察�take what you want�察�but it is

all over with my plays��

                                           ��He hands him some herbs。��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    I won't ask another thing�察�I'm going。 I am too importunate and

forget that I rouse against me the hate of kings。 ��He starts to leave��

then returns quickly�� Ah� �wretch that I am� �I am lost� �I have

forgotten one thing�察�without which all the rest is as nothing。

Euripides�察�my excellent Euripides�察�my dear little Euripides�察�may I die

if I ask you again for the smallest present�察�only one�察�the last��

absolutely the last�察�give me some of the chervil your mother left

you in her will。

  EURIPIDES

    Insolent hound� �Slave�察�lock the door� 。�The eccyclema turns back

    again。��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Oh�察�my soul� �we must go away without the chervil。 Art thou

sensible of the dangerous battle we are about to engage upon in

defending the Lacedaemonians�拭�Courage�察�my soul�察�we must plunge into

the midst of it。 Dost thou hesitate and art thou fully steeped in

Euripides�拭�That's right� �do not falter�察�my poor heart�察�and let us risk

our head to say what we hold for truth。 Courage and boldly to the

front。 I am astonished at my bravery。

                                           ��He approaches the block。��

  CHORUS ��singing�察�excitedly��

    What do you purport doing�拭�what are you going to say�拭�What an

impudent fellow� �what a brazen heart� �to dare to stake his head and

uphold an opinion contrary to that of us all� �And he does not

tremble to face this peril Come�察�it is you who desired it�察�speak��

  DICAEOPOLIS

    Spectators�察�be not angered if�察�although I am a beggar�察�I dare in

comedy to speak before the people of Athens of the public weal�察�even

Comedy can sometimes discern what is right。 I shall not please�察�but

I shall say what is true。 Besides�察�Cleon shall not be able to accuse

me of attacking Athens before strangers�察�we are by ourselves at the

festival of the Lenaea�察�the time when our allies send us their tribute

and their soldiers is not yet here。 There is only the pure wheat

without the chaff�察�as to the resident aliens settled among us�察�they

and the citizens are one�察�like the straw and the ear。

    I detest the Lacedaemonians with all my heart�察�and may Posidon��

the god of Taenarus�察�cause an earthquake and overturn their dwellings��

My vines too have been cut。 But come ��there are only friends who

hear me���察�why accuse the Laconians of all our woes�拭�Some men ��I do not

say the city�察�note particularly that I do not say the city���察�some

wretches�察�lost in vices�察�bereft of honour�察�who were not even

citizens of good stamp�察�but strangers�察�have accused the Megarians of


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