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  SECOND WOMAN

    Oh� �great gods� �my dear Praxagora�察�do look here� �Is it not

laughable��

  PRAXAGORA

    How laughable��

  SECOND WOMAN

    Our beards look like broiled cuttle´fishes。

  PRAXAGORA ��pretending to be the herald��

    Priest�察�bring in the cat。 Step forward�察�please Silence��

Ariphrades� �Come and take your seat。 Now�察�who wishes to speak��

  SECOND WOMAN

    I do。

  PRAXAGORA

    Then put on this chaplet and success be with you。

  SECOND WOMAN

    There��

  PRAXAGORA

    Well then I begin。

  SECOND WOMAN

    Before drinking��

  PRAXAGORA

    Hah� �she wants to drink��

  SECOND WOMAN

    Why�察�what else is the meaning of this chaplet��

  PRAXAGORA

    Get you hence� �you would probably have played us this trick also

before the people。

  SECOND WOMAN

    Well� �don't the men drink then in the Assembly��

  PRAXAGORA

    Now she's telling us the men drink��

  SECOND WOMAN

    Yes�察�by Artemis�察�and neat wine too。 That's why their decrees

breathe of drunkenness and madness。 And why libations�察�why so many

ceremonies�察�if wine plays no part in them�拭�Besides�察�they abuse each

other like drunken men�察�and you can see the archers dragging more than

one uproarious drunkard out of the market´place。

  PRAXAGORA

    Go back to your seat�察�you are wandering。

  SECOND WOMAN ��returning to her seat��

    Ah� �I should have done better not to have muffled myself in this

beard�察�my throat's afire and I feel I shall die of thirst。

  PRAXAGORA

    Who else wishes to speak��

  FIRST WOMAN ��rising��

    I do。

  PRAXAGORA

    Quick then�察�take the chaplet�察�the time's running short。 Try to

speak worthily�察�let your language be truly manly�察�and lean on your

staff with dignity。

  FIRST WOMAN

    I had rather have seen one of your regular orators giving you wise

advice�察�but�察�as that is not to be�察�it behoves me to break silence�察�I

cannot�察�for my part indeed�察�allow the tavern´keepers to fill up

their wine´pits with water。 No�察�by the two goddesses。。。

  PRAXAGORA

    What�拭�by the two goddesses� �Wretched woman�察�where are your senses��

  FIRST WOMAN

    Eh� �what�拭�。。 I have not asked you for a drink。

  PRAXAGORA

    No�察�but you want to pass for a man�察�and you swear by the two

goddesses。 Otherwise you did very well。

  FIRST WOMAN

    Well then。 By Apollo。。。

  PRAXAGORA

    Stop� �All these details of language must be adjusted�察�else it is

quite useless to go to the Assembly。

  FIRST WOMAN

    Give me back the chaplet�察�I wish to speak again�察�for I think I

have got hold of something good。 You women who are listening to me。。。

  PRAXAGORA

    Women again�察�why�察�you wretched creature�察�it's men that you are

addressing。

  FIRST WOMAN

    That's the fault of Epigonus�察�I caught sight of him way over

there�察�and I thought I was speaking to women。

  PRAXAGORA

    Come�察�withdraw and remain seated in the future。 I am going to take

this chaplet myself and speak in your name。 May the gods grant success

to my plans� �My country is as dear to me as it is to you�察�and I groan��

I am grieved at all that is happening in it。 Scarcely one in ten of

those who rule it is honest�察�and all the others are bad。 If you

appoint fresh chiefs�察�they will do still worse。 It is hard to

correct your peevish humour�察�you fear those who love you and throw

yourselves at the feet of those who betray you。 There was a time

when we had no assemblies�察�and then we all thought Agyrrhius a

dishonest man�察�now they are established�察�he who gets money thinks

everything is as it should be�察�and he who does not�察�declares all who

sell their votes to be worthy of death。

  SECOND WOMAN

    By Aphrodite�察�that is well spoken。

  PRAXAGORA

    Why�察�wretched woman�察�you have actually called upon Aphrodite。

Oh� �what a fine thing it would have been if you had said that in the

Assembly��

  SECOND WOMAN

    But I would not have done it then。

  PRAXAGORA

    Well�察�mind you don't fall into the habit。 ��Resuming the oratorical

manner�� When we were discussing the alliance�察�it seemed as though it

were all over with Athens if it fell through。 No sooner was it made

than we were vexed and angry�察�and the orator who had caused its

adoption was compelled to seek safety in flight。 Is there talk of

equipping a fleet�拭�The poor man says�察�yes�察�but the rich citizen and

the countryman say�察�no。 You were angered against the Corinthians and

they with you�察�now they are well disposed towards you�察�be so towards

them。 As a rule the Argives are dull�察�but the Argive Hieronymus is a

distinguished chief。 Herein lies a spark of hope�察�but Thrasybulus is

far from Athens and you do not recall him。

  SECOND WOMAN

    Oh� �what a brilliant man��

  PRAXAGORA ��to her��

    That's better� �that's fitting applause。 ��Continuing her speech��

Citizens�察�you are the ones who are the cause of all this trouble。

You vote yourselves salaries out of the public funds and care only for

your own personal interests�察�hence the state limps along like Aesimus。

But if you hearken to me�察�you will be saved。 I assert that the

direction of affairs must be handed over to the women�察�for they are

the ones who have charge and look after our households。

  ALL THE WOMEN

    Very good�察�very good�察�that's perfect� �Go on�察�go on。

  PRAXAGORA ��ignoring this interruption��

    They are worth more than you are�察�as I shall prove。 First of all

they wash all their wool in warm water�察�according to the ancient

practice�察�you will never see them changing their method。 Ah� �if Athens

only acted thus�察�if it did not take delight in ceaseless

innovations�察�would not its happiness be assured�拭�Then the women sit

down to cook�察�just as they always did�察�they carry things on their head

just as they always did�察�they keep the Thesmophoria�察�just as they

always did�察�they knead their cakes just as they always did�察�they

make their husbands angry just as they always did�察�they receive

their lovers in their houses just as they always did�察�they buy

dainties just as they always did�察�they love unmixed wine just as

they always did�察�they delight in being loved just as they always

did。 Let us therefore hand Athens over to them without endless

discussions�察�without bothering ourselves about what they will do��

let us simply hand them over the power�察�remembering that they are

mothers and will therefore spare the blood of our soldiers�察�besides��

who will know better than a mother how to forward provisions to the

front�拭�Woman is adept at getting money for herself and will not easily

let herself be deceived�察�she understands deceit too well herself。 I

omit a thousand other advantages。 Take my advice and you will live

in perfect happiness。

  FIRST WOMAN

    How beautiful this is�察�my dearest Praxagora�察�how clever� �But

where�察�pray�察�did you learn all these pretty things��

  PRAXAGORA

    When the countryfolk were seeking refuge in the city�察�I lived on

the Pnyx with my husband�察�and there I learnt to speak through

listening to the orators。

  FIRST WOMAN

    Then�察�dear�察�it's not astonishing that you are so eloquent and

clever�察�henceforward you shall be our leader�察�so put your great

ideas into execution。 But if Cephalus belches forth insults against

you�察�what answer will you give him in the Assembly��

  PRAXAGORA

    I shall say that he is drivelling。

  FIRST WOMAN

    But all the world knows that。

  PRAXAGORA

    I shall furthermore say that he is a raving madman。

  FIRST WOMAN

    There's nobody who does not know that。

  PRAXAGORA

    That he�察�as excellent a statesman as he is�察�is a clumsy potter。

  FIRST WOMAN

    And if the blear´eyed Neoclides comes to insult you��

  PRAXAGORA

    To him I shall say�察 �Go and look at a dog's arse。;

  FIRST WOMAN

    And if they fly at you��

  PRAXAGORA

    Oh� �I shall shake them off as best I can�察�never fear�察�I know how

to use this too��

  FIRST WOMAN

    But there is one thing we don't think of。 If the Scythians drag

you away�察�what will you 

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