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feigned audacity。 Yes�察�yes�察�I will not allow him to think me a goose。 If I
am not bold�察�I will try to appear so。 Let me seek courage by reason�察�he is
alone�察�even as I am�察�I am strong�察�I have a good master�察�and there is our
house。
MERC。 Who goes there�拭�
SOS。 I。
MERC。 Who�察�I�拭�
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SOS。 I。 Courage�察�Sosie� �
MERC。 Tell me�察�what is your condition�拭�
SOS。 To be a man�察�and to speak。
MERC。 Are you a master�察�or a servant�拭�
SOS。 As fancy takes me。
MERC。 Where are you going�拭�
SOS。 Where I intend to go。
MERC。 Ah� �This annoys me。
SOS。 I am ravished to hear it。
MERC。 By hook or by crook�察 �I must definitely know all about you�察�
you wretch�察�what you do�察�whence you come before the day breaks�察�where
you are going�察�and who you may be。
SOS。 I do good and ill by turns�察�I come from there�察�I go there�察�I belong
to my master。
MERC。 You show wit�察 �and I see you think to play the man of
importance for my edification。 I feel inclined to make your acquaintance
by slapping your face。
SOS。 Mine�拭�
MERC。 Yours�察�and there you get it�察�sharp。 ��Mercury gives him a slap。��
SOS。 Ah� �Ah� �This is a fine game� �
MERC。 No�察�it is only a laughing matter�察�a reply to your quips。
SOS。 Good heavens� �Friend�察�how you swing out your arm without any
one saying anything to you。
MERC。 These are my lightest clouts�察�little ordinary smacks。
SOS。 If I were as hasty as you�察�we should have a fine ado。
MERC。 All this is nothing as yet�此�it is merely to fill up time�察�we shall
soon see something else�察�but let us continue our conversation。
SOS。 I give up the game。 ��He turns to go away。��
MERC。 Where are you going�拭�
SOS。 What does it matter to you�拭�
MERC。 I want to know where you are going。
SOS。 I am going to open that door。 Why do you detain me�拭�
MERC。 If you dare to go near it�察�I shall rain down a storm of blows on
you。
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SOS。 What�拭�You wish to hinder me from entering our own house by
threats�拭�
MERC。 What do you say�察�your house�拭�
SOS。 Yes�察�our house。
MERC。 O�察�the scoundrel� �You speak of that house�拭�
SOS。 Certainly。 Is not Amphitryon the master of it�拭�
MERC。 Well� �What does that prove�拭�
SOS。 I am his valet。
MERC。 You�拭�
SOS。 I。
MERC。 His valet�拭�
SOS。 Unquestionably。
MERC。 Valet of Amphitryon�拭�
SOS。 Of Amphitryon himself。
MERC。 Your name is�拭�
SOS。 Sosie。
MERC。 Eh�拭�What�拭�
SOS。 Sosie。
MERC。 Listen�此�do you realise that my fist can knock you spinning�拭�
SOS。 Why�拭�What fury has seized you now�拭�
MERC。 Tell me�察�who made you so rash as to take the name of Sosie�拭�
SOS。 I do not take it�察�I have always borne it。
MERC。 O what a monstrous lie� �What confounded impudence� �You
dare to maintain that Sosie is your name�拭�
SOS。 Certainly�察�I maintain it�察�for the good reason that the Gods have
so ordered it by their supreme power。 It is not in my power to say no�察�and
to be any one else than myself。
��Mercury beats him。�� MERC。 A thousand stripes ought to be the
reward of such audacity。
SOS。 Justice�察�citizens� �Help� �I beseech you。
MERC。 So�察�you gallows´bird�察�you yell out�拭�
SOS。 You beat me down with a thousand blows�察�and yet do not wish
me to cry out�拭�
MERC。 It is thus that my arm 。 。 。
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SOS。 The action is unworthy。 You gloat over the advantage which my
want of courage gives you over me�察�that is not fair treatment。 It is mere
bullying to wish to profit by the poltroonery of those whom one makes to
feel the weight of one's arm。 To thrash a man who does not retaliate is not
the act of a generous soul�察 �and to show courage against men who have
none merits condemnation。
MERC。 Well� �Are you still Sosie�拭�What say you�拭�
SOS。 Your blows have not made any metamorphosis in me�察 �all the
change there is is that in the matter I am Sosie thrashed。
MERC。 Still�拭�A hundred fresh blows for this fresh impudence。
SOS。 Have mercy�察�a truce to your blows。
MERC。 Then a truce to your insolence。
SOS。 Anything that pleases you�察 �I will keep silence。 The dispute
between us is too unequal。
MERC。 Are you still Sosie�拭�Say�察�villain� �
SOS。 Alas� �I am what you wish�察 �dispose of my lot exactly as you
please�此�your arm 'has made you the master of it。
MERC。 I think you said your name was Sosie�拭�
SOS。 True�察�until now I thought the matter was clear�察�but your rod has
made me see that I was mistaken in this affair。
MERC。 I am Sosie�此 �all Thebes avows it。 Amphitryon has never had
other than me。
SOS。 You�察�Sosie�拭�
MERC。 Yes�察�Sosie�察�and if any one trifles with me�察�he must take care of
himself。
SOS。 Heavens� �Must I thus renounce myself�察�and see my name stolen
by an impostor。 How lucky I am a poltroon� �Or�察�by the death 。 。 。� �
MERC。 What are you mumbling between your teeth�拭�
SOS。 Nothing。 But�察�in the name of the Gods�察�give me leave to speak
one moment with you。
MERC。 Speak。
SOS。 But promise me�察�I beseech you�察�that there shall not be any more
strokes。 Let us sign a truce。
MERC。 Let that pass�察�go on�察�I grant you this point。
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SOS。 Tell me�察�who put this fancy into your head�拭�What benefit will it
be to you to take my name�拭�In short�察�were you a demon�察�could you hinder
me from being myself�察�from being Sosie�拭�
MERC。 What is this�察�you dare 。 。 。
SOS。 Ah� �Gently�此�there is a truce to blows。
MERC。 What� �Gallows´bird�察�impostor�察�scoundrel 。。。
SOS。 As for abuse�察 �give me as much as you please�察 �it makes but a
slight wound and does not bother me。
MERC。 You say you are Sosie�拭�
SOS。 Yes。 Some ridiculous tale 。 。 。
MERC。 So�察�I shall break our truce�察�and take back my word。
SOS。 I can't help it。 I cannot annihilate myself for you�察�and endure so
improbable a tale。 Is it in your power to be what I am�拭�Can I cease to be
myself�拭�Did any one ever hear of such a thing�拭�And can you give the lie to
a hundred clear indications�拭�Do I dream�拭�Do I sleep�拭�Is my mind troubled
by powerful transports�拭�Do I not feel I am awake�拭�Am I not in my right
senses�拭�Has not my master�察�Amphitryon�察�commanded me to come here to
Alcmene his wife�拭�Am I not�察�in commending his passion to her�察�to give
her an account of his deeds against our enemies�拭 �Have I not just come
from the harbour�拭�Do I not hold a lantern in my hand�拭�Have I not found
you in front of our house�拭�Did I not speak to you in a perfectly friendly
manner�拭 �Do you not make use of my poltroonery to hinder me from
entering our house�拭�Have you not vented your rage upon my back�拭�Have
you not showered blows on me�拭�Ah� �All this is but too true�此 �would to
Heaven it were less real� �Cease therefore to jeer at a wretch's lot�察�and leave
me to acquit myself where my duty calls me。
MERC。 Stop�察 �or the shortest step brings down upon your back
clattering evidence of my just anger。 All you have just said is mine�察�except
the blows。 It is I�察�whom Amphitryon sent to Alcmene�察�who has just arrived
from the Persian