What man is fool enough to let
himself be depilated?
himself be depilated?
Aristophanes
.
CHORUS. With what object? What is his purpose?
CLISTHENES. . . . so that he may hear your speeches and inform him of your
deliberations and intentions.
CHORUS. But how would a man fail to be recognized amongst women?
CLISTHENES. Euripides singed and depilated him and disguised him as a
woman.
MNESILOCHUS. This is pure invention!
What man is fool enough to let
himself be depilated? As for myself, I don't believe a word of it.
CLISTHENES. Are you mad? I should not have come here to tell you, if I
did not know it on indisputable authority.
CHORUS. Great gods! what is it you tell us! Come, women, let us not lose
a moment; let us search and rummage everywhere! Where can this man have
hidden himself escape our notice? Help us to look, Clisthenes; we shall
thus owe you double thanks, dear friend.
CLISTHENES (_to a fourth woman_). Well then! let us see. To begin with
you; who are you?
MNESILOCHUS (_aside_).
CHORUS. With what object? What is his purpose?
CLISTHENES. . . . so that he may hear your speeches and inform him of your
deliberations and intentions.
CHORUS. But how would a man fail to be recognized amongst women?
CLISTHENES. Euripides singed and depilated him and disguised him as a
woman.
MNESILOCHUS. This is pure invention!
What man is fool enough to let
himself be depilated? As for myself, I don't believe a word of it.
CLISTHENES. Are you mad? I should not have come here to tell you, if I
did not know it on indisputable authority.
CHORUS. Great gods! what is it you tell us! Come, women, let us not lose
a moment; let us search and rummage everywhere! Where can this man have
hidden himself escape our notice? Help us to look, Clisthenes; we shall
thus owe you double thanks, dear friend.
CLISTHENES (_to a fourth woman_). Well then! let us see. To begin with
you; who are you?
MNESILOCHUS (_aside_).
