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  CLEON

    I denounce this fellow�察�he has had tasty stews exported from

Athens for the Spartan fleet。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I denounce him�察�he runs into the Prytaneum with an empty belly

and comes out with it full。

  DEMOSTHENES

    And by Zeus� �he carries off bread�察�meat�察�and fish�察�which is

forbidden。 Pericles himself never had this right。

    ��A screaming match now ensues�察�each line more raucous than the

      last。 The rapidity of the dialogue likewise increases。��

  CLEON

    You are travelling the right road to get killed。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I'll bawl three times as loud as you。

  CLEON

    I will deafen you with my yells。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I you with my bellowing。

  CLEON

    I shall calumniate you�察�if you become a Strategus。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Dog�察�I will lay your back open with the lash。

  CLEON

    I will make you drop your arrogance��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will baffle your machinations。

  CLEON

    Dare to look me in the face��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I too was brought up in the market´place。

  CLEON

    I will cut you to shreds if you whisper a word。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    If you open your mouth�察�I'll shut it with shit。

  CLEON

    I admit I'm a thief�察�that's more than you do。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    By our Hermes of the market´place�察�if caught in the act�察�why�察�I

perjure myself before those who saw me。

  CLEON

    These are my own special tricks。 I will denounce you to the

Prytanes as the owner of sacred tripe�察�that has not paid tithe。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Oh� �you scoundrel� �you impudent bawler� �everything is filled

with your daring�察�all Attica�察�the Assembly�察�the Treasury�察�the decrees��

the tribunals。 As a furious torrent you have overthrown our city�察�your

outcries have deafened Athens and�察�posted upon a high rock�察�you have

lain in wait for the tribute moneys as the fisherman does for the

tunny´fish。

  CLEON ��somewhat less loudly��

    I know your tricks�察�it's an old plot resoled。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    If you know naught of soling�察�I understand nothing of sausages��

you�察�who cut bad leather on the slant to make it look stout and

deceive the country yokels。 They had not worn it a day before it had

stretched some two spans。

  DEMOSTHENES

    That's the very trick he played on me�察�both my neighbours and my

friends laughed heartily at me�察�and before I reached Pergasae I was

swimming in my shoes。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Have you not always shown that blatant impudence�察�which is the

sole strength of our orators�拭�You push it so far�察�that you�察�the head

of the State�察�dare to milk the purses of the opulent aliens and�察�at

sight of you�察�the son of Hippodamus melts into tears。 But here is

another man who gives me pleasure�察�for he is a much greater rascal

than you�察�he will overthrow you�察�'tis easy to see�察�that he will beat

you in roguery�察�in brazenness and in clever turns。 Come�察�you�察�who have

been brought up among the class which to´day gives us all our great

men�察�show us that a liberal education is mere tomfoolery。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Just hear what sort of fellow that fine citizen is。

  CLEON

    Will you not let me speak��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Assuredly not�察�for I too am an awful rascal。

  DEMOSTHENES

    If he does not give in at that�察�tell him your parents were awful

rascals too。

  CLEON

    Once more�察�will you let me speak��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    No�察�by Zeus��

  CLEON

    Yes�察�by Zeus�察�you shall��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    No�察�by Posidon� �We will fight first to see who shall speak first。

  CLEON

    I will die sooner。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will not let you。。。。

  DEMOSTHENES

    Let him�察�in the name of the gods�察�let him die。

  CLEON

    What makes you so bold as to dare to speak to my face��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Because I know both how to speak and how to cook。

  CLEON

    Hah� �the fine speaker� �Truly�察�if some business matter fell your

way�察�you would know thoroughly well how to attack it�察�to carve it up

alive� �Shall I tell you what has happened to you�拭�Like so many others��

you have gained some petty lawsuit against some alien。 Did you drink

enough water to inspire you�拭�Did you mutter over the thing

sufficiently through the night�察�spout it along the street�察�recite it

to all you met�拭�Have you bored your friends enough with it�拭�And for

this you deem yourself an orator。 You poor fool��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And what do you drink yourself then�察�to be able all alone by

yourself to dumbfound and stupefy the city so with your clamour��

  CLEON

    Can you match me with a rival�拭�Me�拭�When I have devoured a good hot

tunny´fish and drunk on top of it a great jar of unmixed wine。 I say

;to Hell with the generals of Pylos� �

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I�察�when I have bolted the tripe of an ox together with a sow's

belly and swallowed the broth as well�察�I am fit�察�though slobbering

with grease�察�to bellow louder than all orators and to terrify Nicias。

  DEMOSTHENES

    I admire your language so much�察�the only thing I do not approve is

that you swallow all the broth yourself。

  CLEON

    Even though you gorged yourself on sea´dogs�察�you would not beat

the Milesians。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    Give me a bullock's breast to devour�察�and I am a man to traffic in

mines。

  CLEON

    I will rush into the Senate and set them all by the ears。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I will pull out your arse to stuff like a sausage。

  CLEON

    As for me�察�I will seize you by the rump and hurl you head foremost

through the door。

  DEMOSTHENES

    By Posidon�察�only after you have thrown me there first。

  CLEON

              ��Beginning another crescendo of competitive screeching��

    Beware of the carcan��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I denounce you for cowardice。

  CLEON

    I will tan your hide。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will flay you and make a thief's pouch with the skin。

  CLEON

    I will peg you out on the ground。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will slice you into mince´meat。

  CLEON

    I will tear out your eyelashes。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I will slit your gullet。

  DEMOSTHENES

    We will set his mouth open with a wooden stick as the cooks do

with pigs�察�we will tear out his tongue�察�and�察�looking down his gaping

throat�察�will see whether his inside has any pimples。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    Thus then at Athens we have something more fiery than fire�察�more

impudent than impudence itself� �'Tis a grave matter�察�come�察�we will

push and jostle him without mercy。 There�察�you grip him tightly under

the arms�察�if he gives way at the onset�察�you will find him nothing

but a craven�察�I know my man。

  DEMOSTHENES

    That he has been all his life and he has only made himself a

name by reaping another's harvest�察�and now he has tied up the ears

he gathered over there�察�he lets them dry and seeks to sell them。

  CLEON

    I do not fear you as long as there is a Senate and a people

which stands like a fool�察�gaping in the air。

  CHORUS ��singing��

    What unparalleled impudence� �'Tis ever the same brazen front。 If I

don't hate you�察�why�察�I'm ready to take the place of the one blanket

Cratinus wets�察�I'll offer to play a tragedy by Morsimus。 Oh� �you

cheat� �who turn all into money�察�who flutter from one extortion to

another�察�may you disgorge as quickly as you have crammed yourself��

Then only would I sing�察 �Let us drink�察�let us drink to this happy

event� ─�Then even the son of Ulius�察�the old wheat´fairy�察�would empty

his cup with transports of joy�察�crying�察 �Io�察�Paean� �Io�察�Bacchus� �

  CLEON

    By Posidon� �You� �would you beat me in impudence� �If you succeed��

may I no longer have my share of the victims offered to Zeus on the

city altar。

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    And I�察�I swear by the blows that have so oft rained upon my

shoulders since infancy�察�and by the knives that have cut me�察�that I

will show more effrontery than you�察�as sure as I have rounded this

fine stomach by feeding on the pieces of bread that had cleansed other

folk's greasy fingers。

  CLEON

    On pieces of bread�察�like a dog� �Ah� �wretch� �you have the nature of

a dog and you dare to fight a dog´headed ape��

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    I have many another trick in my sack�察�memories of my childhood's

days。 I used to linger around the cooks and say to them�察 �Look��

friends�察�don't you see a swallow�拭�It's the herald of springtime。;

And while they stood�察�their noses in the air�察�I made off with a

piece of meat。

  CHORUS

    Oh� �most clever man� �How well thought out� �You did as the eaters

of artichokes�察�you gathered them before the return of the swallows。;

  SAUSAGE´SELLER

    They could make nothing of it�察�or�察�if they suspected a trick�察�I

hid the meat in my crotch and denied the thing by all the gods´so that

an orator�察�seeing me at the game�察�cried�察 �This child will get on�察�he

has the mettle that makes a statesman。;

  LEADER OF THE CHORUS

    He argued rightly�察�to steal�察�perjure yourself and make your ar

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