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  LAMPITO


    But who has called together this council of women; pray?


  LYSISTRATA


    I have。


  LAMPITO


    Well then; tell us what you want of us。


  CLEONICE


    Yes; please tell us! What is this very important business you wish


to inform us about?


  LYSISTRATA


    I will tell you。 But first answer me one question。


  CLEONICE


    Anything you wish。


  LYSISTRATA


    Don't you feel sad and sorry because the fathers of your


children are far away from you with the army? For I'll wager there


is not one of you whose husband is not abroad at this moment。


  CLEONICE


    Mine has been the last five months in Thrace…looking after


Eucrates。


  MYRRHINE


    It's seven long months since mine left for Pylos。


  LAMPITO


    As for mine; if he ever does return from service; he's no sooner


home than he takes down his shield again and flies back to the wars。


  LYSISTRATA


    And not so much as the shadow of a lover! Since the day the


Milesians betrayed us; I have never once seen an eight…inch gadget


even; to be a leathern consolation to us poor widows。。。。 Now tell


me; if I have discovered a means of ending the war; will you all


second me?


  CLEONICE


    Yes verily; by all the goddesses; I swear I will; though I have to


put my gown in pawn; and drink the money the same day。


  MYRRHINE


    And so will I; though I must be split in two like a flat…fish; and


have half myself removed。


  LAMPITO


    And I too; why to secure peace; I would climb to the top of


Mount Taygetus。


  LYSISTRATA


    Then I will out with it at last; my mighty secret! Oh! sister


women; if we would compel our husbands to make peace; we must


refrain。。。


  CLEONICE


    Refrain from what? tell us; tell us!


  LYSISTRATA


    But will you do it?


  MYRRHINE


    We will; we will; though we should die of it。


  LYSISTRATA


    We must refrain from the male altogether。。。。 Nay; why do you


turn your backs on me? Where are you going? So; you bite your lips;


and shake your heads; eh? Why these pale; sad looks? why these


tears? Come; will you do it…yes or no? Do you hesitate?


  CLEONICE


    I will not do it; let the war go on。


  MYRRHINE


    Nor will I; let the war go on。


  LYSISTRATA  (to MYRRHINE)


    And you say this; my pretty flat…fish; who declared just now


they might split you in two?


  CLEONICE


    Anything; anything but that! Bid me go through the fire; if you


will;…but to rob us of the sweetest thing in all the world; Lysistrata


darling!


  LYSISTRATA  (to MYRRHINE)


    And you?


  MYRRHINE


    Yes; I agree with the others; I too would sooner go through the


fire。


  LYSISTRATA


    Oh; wanton; vicious sex! the poets have done well to make


tragedies upon us; we are good for nothing then but love and lewdness!


But you; my dear; you from hardy Sparta; if you join me; all may yet


be well; help me; second me; I beg you。


  LAMPITO


    'Tis a hard thing; by the two goddesses it is! for a woman to


sleep alone without ever a strong male in her bed。 But there; peace


must come first。


  LYSISTRATA


    Oh; my darling; my dearest; best friend; you are the only one


deserving the name of woman!


  CLEONICE


    But if…which the gods forbid…we do refrain altogether from what


you say; should we get peace any sooner?


  LYSISTRATA


    Of course we should; by the goddesses twain! We need only sit


indoors with painted cheeks; and meet our mates lightly clad in


transparent gowns of Amorgos silk; and perfectly depilated; they


will get their tools up and be wild to lie with us。 That will be the


time to refuse; and they will hasten to make peace; I am convinced


of that!


  LAMPITO


    Yes; just as Menelaus; when he saw Helen's naked bosom; threw away


his sword; they say。


  CLEONICE


    But; oh dear; suppose our husbands go away and leave us。


  LYSISTRATA


    Then; as Pherecrates says; we must 〃flay a skinned dog;〃 that's


all。


  CLEONICE


    Fiddlesticks! these proverbs are all idle talk。。。。 But if our


husbands drag us by main force into the bedchamber?


  LYSISTRATA


    Hold on to the door posts。


  CLEONICE


    But if they beat us?


  LYSISTRATA


    Then yield to their wishes; but with a bad grace; there is no


pleasure in it for them; when they do it by force。 Besides; there


are a thousand ways of tormenting them。 Never fear; they'll soon


tire of the game; there's no satisfaction for a man; unless the


woman shares it。


  CLEONICE


    Very well; if you must have it so; we agree。


  LAMPITO


    For ourselves; no doubt we shall persuade our husbands to conclude


a fair and honest peace; but there is the Athenian populace; how are


we to cure these folk of their warlike frenzy?


  LYSISTRATA


    Have no fear; we undertake to make our own people listen to


reason。


  LAMPITO


    That's impossible; so long as they have their trusty ships and the


vast treasures stored in the temple of Athene。


  LYSISTRATA


    Ah! but we have seen to that; this very day the Acropolis will


be in our hands。 That is the task assigned to the older women; while


we are here in council; they are going; under pretence of offering


sacrifice; to seize the citadel。


  LAMPITO


    Well said indeed! everything is going for the best。


  LYSISTRATA


    Come; quick; Lampito; and let us bind ourselves by an inviolable


oath。


  LAMPITO


    Recite the terms; we will swear to them。


  LYSISTRATA


    With pleasure。 Where is our Scythian policewoman? Now; what are


you staring at; pray? Lay this shield on the earth before us; its


hollow upwards; and someone bring me the victim's inwards。


  CLEONICE


    Lysistrata; say; what oath are we to swear?


  LYSISTRATA


    What oath? Why; in Aeschylus; they sacrifice a sheep; and swear


over a buckler; we will do the same。


  CLEONICE


    No; Lysistrata; one cannot swear peace over a buckler; surely。


  LYSISTRATA


    What other oath do you prefer?


  CLEONICE


    Let's take a white horse; and sacrifice it; and swear on its


entrails。


  LYSISTRATA


    But where shall we get a white horse?


  CLEONICE


    Well; what oath shall we take then?


  LYSISTRATA


    Listen to me。 Let's set a great black bowl on the ground; let's


sacrifice a skin of Thasian wine into it; and take oath not to add one


single drop of water。


  LAMPITO


    Ah! that's an oath pleases me more than I can say。


  LYSISTRATA


    Let them bring me a bowl and a skin of wine。


  CLEONICE


    Ah! my dears; what a noble big bowl! what fun it will be to


empty it


  LYSISTRATA


    Set the bowl down on the ground; and lay your hands on the victim。


。。。。Alm
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