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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