Who is your tent
companion?
Aristophanes
?
CLISTHENES. Whom do you mean? Give his name.
MNESILOCHUS. 'Tis an individual to whom the son of a certain individual
one day. . . .
CLISTHENES. You are drivelling! Let's see, have you ever been here
before?
MNESILOCHUS. Why certainly, every year.
CLISTHENES.
Who is your tent companion? [600]
MNESILOCHUS. 'Tis a certain. . . . Oh! my god!
CLISTHENES. You don't answer.
FIFTH WOMAN. Withdraw, all of you; I am going to examine her thoroughly
about last year's mysteries. But move away, Clisthenes, for no man may
hear what is going to be said. Now answer my questions! What was done
first?
MNESILOCHUS.
CLISTHENES. Whom do you mean? Give his name.
MNESILOCHUS. 'Tis an individual to whom the son of a certain individual
one day. . . .
CLISTHENES. You are drivelling! Let's see, have you ever been here
before?
MNESILOCHUS. Why certainly, every year.
CLISTHENES.
Who is your tent companion? [600]
MNESILOCHUS. 'Tis a certain. . . . Oh! my god!
CLISTHENES. You don't answer.
FIFTH WOMAN. Withdraw, all of you; I am going to examine her thoroughly
about last year's mysteries. But move away, Clisthenes, for no man may
hear what is going to be said. Now answer my questions! What was done
first?
MNESILOCHUS.
