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lysistrata-第9章

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him。 Seductions; caresses; provocations; refusals; try every means!


Grant every favour;…always excepting what is forbidden by our oath


on the wine…bowl。


  MYRRHINE


    Have no fear; I'll do it。


  LYSISTRATA


    Well; I shall stay here to help you cajole the man and set his


passions aflame。 The rest of you withdraw。


    (CINESIAS enters; in obvious and extreme sexual excitement。 A


      slave follows him carrying an infant。)


  CINESIAS


    Alas! alas! how I am tortured by spasm and rigid convulsion! Oh! I


am racked on the wheel!


  LYSISTRATA


    Who is this that dares to pass our lines?


  CINESIAS


    It is I。


  LYSISTRATA


    What; a man?


  CINESIAS


    Very much so!


  LYSISTRATA


    Get out。


  CINESIAS


    But who are you that thus repulses me?


  LYSISTRATA


    The sentinel of the day。


  CINESIAS


    For the gods' sake; call Myrrhine。


  LYSISTRATA


    Call Myrrhine; you say? And who are you?


  CINESIAS


    I am her husband; Cinesias; son of Paeon。


  LYSISTRATA


    Ah! good day; my dear friend。 Your name is not unknown amongst us。


Your wife has it forever on her lips; and she never touches an egg


or an apple without saying: 〃This is for Cinesias。〃


  CINESIAS


    Really and truly?


  LYSISTRATA


    Yes; indeed; by Aphrodite! And if we fall to talking of men; quick


your wife declares: 〃Oh! all the rest; they're good for nothing


compared with Cinesias。〃


  CINESIAS


    Oh! please; please go and call her to me!


  LYSISTRATA


    And what will you give me for my trouble?


  CINESIAS


    Anything I've got; if you like。  (Pointing to the evidence of


his condition)  I will give you what I have here!


  LYSISTRATA


    Well; well; I will tell her to come。


                                           (She enters the Acropolis。)


  CINESIAS


    Quick; oh! be quick! Life has no more charms for me since she left


my house。 I am sad; sad; when I go indoors; it all seems so empty;


my victuals have lost their savour。 And all because of this erection


that I can't get rid of!


  MYRRHINE  (to LYSISTRATA; over her shoulder)


    I love him; oh! I love him; but he won't let himself be loved。 No!


I shall not come。


  CINESIAS


    Myrrhine; my little darling Myrrhine; what are you saying? Come


down to me quick。


  MYRRHINE


    No indeed; not I。


  CINESIAS


    I call you; Myrrhine; Myrrhine; won't you please come?


  MYRRHINE


    Why should you call me? You do not want me。


  CINESIAS


    Not want you! Why; here I stand; stiff with desire!


  oMYRRHINE


    Good…bye。


                                             (She turns; as if to go。)


  CINESIAS


    Oh! Myrrhine; Myrrhine; in our child's name; hear me; at any


rate hear the child! Little lad; call your mother。


  CHILD


    Mamma; mamma; mamma!


  CINESIAS


    There; listen! Don't you pity the poor child? It's six days now


you've never washed and never fed the child。


  MYRRHINE


    Poor darling; your father takes mighty little care of you!


  CINESIAS


    Come down; dearest; come down for the child's sake。


  MYRRHINE


    Ah! what a thing it is to be a mother! Well; well; we must come


down; I suppose。


  CINESIAS  (as MYRRHINE approaches)


    Why; how much younger and prettier she looks! And how she looks at


me so lovingly! Her cruelty and scorn only redouble my passion。


  MYRRHINE  (ignoring him; to the child)


    You are as sweet as your father is provoking! Let me kiss you;


my treasure; mother's darling!


  CINESIAS


    Ah! what a bad thing it is to let yourself be led away by other


women! Why give me such pain and suffering; and yourself into the


bargain?


  MYRRHINE  (as he is about to embrace her)


    Hands off; sir!


  CINESIAS


    Everything is going to rack and ruin in the house。


  MYRRHINE


    I don't care。


  CINESIAS


    But your web that's all being pecked to pieces by the cocks and


hens; don't you care for that?


  MYRRHINE


    Precious little。


  CINESIAS


    And Aphrodite; whose mysteries you have not celebrated for so


long? Oh! won't you please come back home?


  MYRRHINE


    No; least; not till a sound treaty puts an end to the war。


  CINESIAS


    Well; if you wish it so much; why; we'll make it; your treaty。


  MYRRHINE


    Well and good! When that's done; I will come home。 Till then; I am


bound by an oath。


  CINESIAS


    At any rate; lie with me for a little while。


  MYRRHINE


    No; no; no!  (she hesitates)  but just the same I can't say I


don't love you。


  CINESIAS


    You love me? Then why refuse to lie with me; my little girl; my


sweet Myrrhine?


  MYRRHINE  (pretending to be shocked)


    You must be joking! What; before the child!


  CINESIAS  (to the slave)


    Manes; carry the lad home。 There; you see; the child is gone;


there's nothing to hinder us; won't you lie down now?


  MYRRHINE


    But; miserable man; where; where?


  CINESIAS


    In the cave of Pan; nothing could be better。


  MYRRHINE


    But how shall I purify myself before going back into the citadel?


  CINESIAS


    Nothing easier! you can wash at the Clepsydra。


  MYRRHINE


    But my oath? Do you want me to perjure myself?


  CINESIAS


    I'll take all responsibility; don't worry。


  MYRRHINE


    Well; I'll be off; then; and find a bed for us。


  CINESIAS


    There's no point in that; surely we can lie on the ground。


  MYRRHINE


    No; no! even though you are bad; I don't like your lying on the


bare earth。


                                   (She goes back into the Acropolis。)


  CINESIAS  (enraptured)


    Ah! how the dear girl loves me!


  MYRRHINE  (coming back with a cot)


    Come; get to bed quick; I am going to undress。 But; oh dear; we


must get a mattress。


  CINESIAS


    A mattress? Oh! no; never mind about that!


  MYRRHINE


    No; by Artemis! lie on the bare sacking? never! That would be


squalid。


  CINESIAS


    Kiss me!


  MYRRHINE


    Wait a minute!


                                               (She leaves him again。)


  CINESIAS


    Good god; hurry up


  MYRRHINE  (coming back with a mattress)


    Here is a mattress。 Lie down; I am just going to undress。 But


you've got no pillow。


  CINESIAS


    I don't want one either!


  MYRRHINE


    But I do。


                                               (She leaves him again。)


  CINESIAS


    Oh god; oh god; she treats my tool just like Heracles!


  MYRRHINE  (coming back with a pillow)


    There; lift your head; dear!  (Wondering what else to tantalize


him with; to herself)  Is that all; I wonder?


  CINESIAS
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