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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

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