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reveal anything。
SOS。 These things are often annoying when one knows about them�此�I
hesitate to ask her。 Would it not be better not to risk anything�察 �and to
ignore what may have happened�拭�Yet�察�at all hazard�察�I must see。 I cannot
help myself。 Curiosity concerning things which one would rather not
know is a human weakness。 Heaven preserve you�察�Cleanthis� �
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CLE。 Ah� �Ah� �You dare to come near me�察�you villain� �
SOS。 Good Heavens� �What is the matter with you�拭�You are always in a
temper�察�and become angry about nothing� �
CLE。 What do you call about nothing�拭�Speak out。
SOS。 I call about nothing what is called about nothing in verse as well
as in prose�察�and nothing�察�as you well know�察�means to say nothing�察�or very
little。
CLE。 I do not know what keeps me from scratching your eyes out�察�
infamous rascal�察�to teach you how far the anger of a woman can go。
SOS。 Hullo� �What do you mean by this furious rage�拭�
CLE。 Then you call that nothing�察 �perhaps�察 �which you have done to
me�拭�
SOS。 What was that�拭�
CLE。 So�拭�You feign to be innocent�拭 �Do you follow the example of
your master and say you did not return here�拭�
SOS。 No�察�I know the contrary too well�察�but I will be frank with you。
We had drunk some wretched wine�察 �which might have made me forget
what I did。
CLE。 You think�察�perhaps�察�to excuse yourself by this trick�察 � 。 。
SOS。 No�察�in truth you may believe me。 I was in such a condition that I
may have done things I should regret�察�I do not remember what they were。
CLE。 You do not even remember the manner in which you thought fit
to treat me when you came from the port�拭�
SOS。 Not at all。 You had better tell me all about it�察 �I am just and
sincere�察�and would condemn myself were I wrong。
CLE。Well�拭 �Amphitryon having warned me of your return�察 �I sat up
until you came�察�but I never saw such coldness�此�I had myself to remind you
that you had a wife�察 �and�察 �when I wanted to kiss you�察 �you�察 �turned away
your head�察�and gave me your ear。
SOS。 Good。
CLE。 What do you mean by good�拭�
SOS。 Good gracious� �You do not know why I talk like this�察�Cleanthis�此�
I had been eating garlic�察�and�察�like a well´bred man�察�just turned my breath
away from you。
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CLE。 I showed you every possible tenderness�察�but you were as deaf as
a post to everything I said�察�never a kind word passed your lips。
SOS。 Courage� �
CLE。 In short�察�my flame bad to burn alone�察�its chaste ardour did not
find anything in you but ice�察�you were the culprit in a return that might
have been so different�此�you even went so far as to refuse to take your place
in bed�察�which the laws of wedlock oblige you to occupy。
SOS。 What�拭�Did I not go to bed�拭�
CLE。 No�察�you coward。
SOS。 Is it possible�拭�
CLE。 It is but too true�察 �you rascal。 Of all affronts this affront is the
greatest�察�and�察�instead of your heart repairing its wrong this morning�察�you
left me with words full of undisguised contempt。
SOS。 Vivat Sosie� �
CLE。 Eh�察�what�拭�Has my complaint had this effect�拭�You laugh at your
fine goings on�拭�
SOS。 How pleased I am with myself� �
CLE。 Is this the way to express your grief at such an outrage�拭�
SOS。 I should never have believed I could be so prudent。
CLE。 Instead of condemning yourself for such a perfidious trick�察�you
rejoice at it to my face� �
SOS。 Good gracious� �Gently�察 �gently� �If I appear pleased�察 �you must
believe that I have a very strong private reason for it�察�without thinking of it�察�
I never did better than in using you in such a manner as I did。
CLE。 Are you laughing at me�察�you villain�拭�
SOS。 No�察�I am speaking openly to you。 I was in a wretched state。 I had
a certain load�察 �which your words have lifted from my soul。 I was very
apprehensive�察�and feared that I had played the fool with you。
CLE。 What is this fear�拭�Come�察�let us know what you mean。
SOS。 The doctors say that�察�when one is drunk�察�one should abstain from
one's wife�察�for�察�in that condition we can only have children who are dull�察�
and who cannot live。 Think�察�if my heart had not armed itself with coldness�察�
what troubles might have followed� �
CLE。 I do not care a fig for doctors�察�with their insipid reasonings。 Let
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them rule those who are sick without wishing to govern healthy people。
They meddle with too many affairs when they seek to rein in our chaste
desires�察 �in addition to the dog days�察 �and their strict rules�察 �they tell us a
hundred ridiculous stories into the bargain。
SOS。 Gently。
CLE。 No�察 �I maintain theirs is a worthless conclusion�此 �those reasons
come from idiotic brains。 Neither wine nor time ought to prevent the
duties of conjugal love from being fulfilled�察�doctors are donkeys。
SOS。 I entreat you�察�moderate your anger against them�察�they are honest
people�察�whatever the world may say of them。
CLE。 Things are not what you think them�察 �you can shut up�察 �your
excuse will not go down�察 �and�察 �sooner or later�察 �I tell you plainly�察 �I will
avenge myself for the contempt you show me every day。 I remember
everything you said just now�察�and I shall try to make use of the liberty you
gave me�察�You faithless�察�cowardly husband。
SOS。 What�拭�
CLE。 You told me just now�察�you villain�察�that you would heartily agree
to my loving another。
SOS。 Ah� �In that matter I was wrong。 I retract�察�my honour is at stake。
You had better beware you do not give way to that sentiment。
CLE。 Nevertheless if some time I can make up my mind to the
thing 。 。 。
SOS。 Just stop talking for the present。 Amphitryon is coming back�察�and
he seems pleased。
SCENE IV
JUPITER�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
JUP。 I shall take this opportunity of appearing to Alcmene to banish
the sorrow in which she wishes to indulge�察 �and�察 �under the pretence that
brings me here�察 �I will gratify my passion with the delight of a
reconciliation with her。 Alcmene is upstairs�察�is she not�拭�
CLE。 Yes�察�she is thoroughly upset and wishes to be left alone�此�she has
forbidden me to follow her。
JUP。 Whatever prohibition she may have given you does not concern
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me。
CLE。 So far as I can see�察�his grief has beaten a quick retreat。
SCENE V
CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
SOS。 What do you say�察 �Cleanthis�察 �to these cheerful looks�察 �after his
terrible rage�拭�
CLE。 That we should all do well to send all men to the devil�察�the best
of them is not worth much。
SOS。 You say that because you are in a passion�察�but you are too fond
of men�察�upon my word�察�you would all look as black as thunder if the devil
were to take them all away。
CLE。 Really 。 。 。
SOS。 Here they come。 Hush。
SCENE VI
JUPITER�察�ALCMENE�察�CLEANTHIS�察�SOSIE
JUP。 Do you want to drive me to desp