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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