But
nevertheless
she accuses you .
Aristophanes
You are only an old fool!
YOUTH. Ah! he is playing the gallant, he is fondling your breasts, and
thinks I do not see it.
OLD WOMAN. Oh! no, by Aphrodite, no, you naughty jealous fellow.
CHREMYLUS. Oh! most certainly not, by Hecate! [800] Verily and indeed I
would need to be mad! But, young man, I cannot forgive you, if you cast
off this beautiful child.
YOUTH. Why, I adore her.
CHREMYLUS.
But nevertheless she accuses you . . .
YOUTH. Accuses me of what?
CHREMYLUS. . . . of having told her insolently, "Once upon a time the
Milesians were brave. "
YOUTH. Oh! I shall not dispute with you about her.
CHREMYLUS. Why not?
YOUTH.
YOUTH. Ah! he is playing the gallant, he is fondling your breasts, and
thinks I do not see it.
OLD WOMAN. Oh! no, by Aphrodite, no, you naughty jealous fellow.
CHREMYLUS. Oh! most certainly not, by Hecate! [800] Verily and indeed I
would need to be mad! But, young man, I cannot forgive you, if you cast
off this beautiful child.
YOUTH. Why, I adore her.
CHREMYLUS.
But nevertheless she accuses you . . .
YOUTH. Accuses me of what?
CHREMYLUS. . . . of having told her insolently, "Once upon a time the
Milesians were brave. "
YOUTH. Oh! I shall not dispute with you about her.
CHREMYLUS. Why not?
YOUTH.
