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lights like a fly on your hand at random�察 �or do you use any artifice��6�А�
yourself to attract him�拭�
��6�А�Or�察 �means and appliances�察─ �machinery。;
Theod。 And how might I hit upon any artifice to attract him�拭�
Soc。 Bless me� �far more naturally than any spider。 You know how they
capture the creatures on which they live�撮�7�А�by weaving webs of gossamer�察�
is it not�拭�and woe betide the fly that tumbles into their toils� �They eat him
up。
��7�А�Lit。 ;the creatures on which they live。;
Theod。 So then you would consel me to weave myself some sort of
net�拭�
Soc。 Why�察 �surely you do not suppose you are going to ensnare that
noblest of all gamea lover�察�to witin so artless a fashion�拭�Do you not see
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��to speak of a much less noble sort of game�� what a number of devices are
needed to bag a hare�殖�8�А �The creatures range for their food at night�察�
therefore the hunter must provide himself with night dogs。 At peep of
dawn they are off as fast as they can run。 He must therefore have another
pack of dogs to scent out and discover which way they betake them from
their grazing ground to their forms�撮�9�А�and as they are so fleet of foot that
they run and are out of sight in no time�察�he must once again be provided
with other fleet´footed dogs to follow their tracks and overtake them�撮�10�А�
and as some of them will give even these the slip�察�he must�察�last of all�察�set
up nets on the paths at the points of escape�察�so that they may fall into the
meshes and be caught。
��8�А�See the author's own treatise on ;Hunting�察─�vi。 6 foll。
��9�А�Lit。 ;from pasture to bed。;
��10�А�Or�察 �close at their heels and run them down。; See ;Hunting;�察�cf。
;Cyrop。; I。 vi。 40。
Theod。 And by what like contrivance would you have me catch my
lovers�拭�
Soc。 Well now� �what if in place of a dog you can get a man who will
hunt up your wealthy lover of beauty and discover his lair�察 �and having
found him�察�will plot and plan to throw him into your meshes�拭�
Theod。 Nay�察�what sort of meshes have I�拭�
Soc。 One you have�察 �and a close´folding net it is�撮�11�А �I trow�察 �to wit�察�
your own person�察�and inside it sits a soul that teaches you��12�А�with what
looks to please and with what words to cheer�察�how�察�too�察�with smiles you
are to welcome true devotion�察 �but to exclude all wantons from your
presence。��13�А�It tells you�察�you are to visit your beloved in sickness with
solicitude�察�and when he has wrought some noble deed you are greatly to
rejoice with him�察 �and to one who passionately cares for you�察 �you are to
make surrender of yourself with heart and soul。 The secret of true love I
am sure you know�此�not to love softly merely�察 �but devotedly。��14�А�And of
this too I am sure�此�you can convince your lovers of your fondness for them
not by lip phrases�察�but by acts of love。
��11�А�Or�察 �right well woven。;
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��12�А�Lit。 ;by which you understand。;
��13�А�Or�察 �with what smiles to lie in wait for ��cf。 'Cyrop。' II。 iv。 20�察�
Herod。 vi。 104�� the devoted admirer�察 �and how to banish from your
presence the voluptary。;
��14�А�Or�察 �that it should be simply soft�察�but full of tender goodwill。;
Theod。 No�察�upon my word�察�I have none of these devices。
Soc。 And yet it makes all the difference whether you approach a
human being in the natural and true way�察�since it is not by force certainly
that you can either catch or keep a friend。 Kindness and pleasure are the
only means to capture this fearful wild´fowl man and keep him constant。
Theod。 You are right。
Soc。 In the first place you must make such demands only of your well´
wisher as he can grant without repentance�察�and in the next place you must
make requital�察�dispensing your favours with a like economy。 Thus you will
best make friends whose love shall last the longest and their generosity
know no stint。��15�А�And for your favours you will best win your friends if
you suit your largess to their penury�察�for�察�mark you�察�the sweetest viands
presented to a man before he wants them are apt to prove insipid�察�or�察�to
one already sated�察�even nauseous�察�but create hunger�察�and even coarser stuff
seems honey´sweet。
��15�А �Or�察 �This is the right road to friendshippermanent and open´
handed friendship。;
Theod。 How then shall I create this hunger in the heart of my friends�拭�
Soc。 In the first place you must not offer or make suggestion of your
dainties to jaded appetites until satiety has ceased and starvation cries for
alms。 Even then shall you make but a faint suggestion to their want�察�with
modest converselike one who would fain bestow a kindness 。 。 。 and lo� �
the vision fades and she is goneuntil the very pinch of hunger�察�for the
same gifts have then a value unknown before the moment of supreme
desire。
Then Theodote�此�Oh why�察�Socrates�察�why are you not by my side ��like
the huntsman's assistant�� to help me catch my friends and lovers�拭�
Soc。 That will I be in good sooth if only you can woo and win me。
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Theod。 How shall I woo and win you�拭�
Soc。 Seek and you will find means�察�if you truly need me。
Theod。 Come then in hither and visit me often。
And Socrates�察�poking sly fun at his own lack of business occupation�察�
answered�此 �Nay�察�Theodote�察 �leisure is not a commodity in which I largely
deal。 I have a hundred affairs of my own too�察�private or public�察�to occupy
me�察�and then there are my lady´loves�察�my dear friends�察�who will not suffer
me day or night to leave them�察�for ever studying to learn love´charms and
incantations at my lips。
Theod。 Why�察�are you really versed in those things�察�Socrates�拭�
Soc。 Of course�察�or else how is it�察�do you suppose�察�that Apollodorus��16�А�
here and Antisthenes never leave me�察 �or why have Cebes and Simmias
come all the way from Thebes to stay with me�拭�Be assured these things
cannot happen without diverse love´charms and incantations and magic
wheels。
��16�А�For Apollodorus see ;Apol。; 28�察�Plat。 ;Symp。; 172 A�察 �Phaed。;
59 A�察�117 D。 For Antisthenes see above。 For Cebes and Simmias see
above�察�I。 ii。 48�察�Plat。 ;Crit。; 45 B�察 �Phaed。; passim。
Theod。 I wish you would lend me your magic´wheel�撮�17�А�then�察�and I
will set it spinning first of all for you。
��17�А�Cf。 Theocr。 ii。 17�察�Schneider ad loc。
Soc。 Ah� �but I do not wish to be drawn to you。 I wish you to come to
me。
Theod。 Then I will come。 Only�察�will you be ;at home; to me�拭�
Soc。 Yes�察�I will welcome you�察�unless some one still dearer holds me
engaged�察�and I must needs be ;not at home。;
XII
Seeing one of those who were with him�察�a young man�察�but feeble of
body�察�named Epigenes�撮�1�А�he addressed him。
��1�А �Epigenes�察 �possibly the son of Antiphon。 See Plat。 ;Apol。; 33 E�察�
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;Phaed。; 59 B。
Soc。 You have not the athletic appearance of a youth in training�撮�2�А�
Epigenes。
��2�А 。�idiotikos���察 �lit。 of the person untrained