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THE COMEDIES OF ARISTOPHANES
Magistrate.
But that is not the same thing.
Lysistrata.
How so—not the same thing?
Magistrate.
It is the treasury supplies the expenses of the War.
Lysistrata.
That’s our first principle—no War!
Magistrate.
What! and the safety of the city?
Lysistrata.
We will provide for that.
Magistrate.
You?
Lysistrata.
Yes, just we.
Magistrate.
What a sorry business!
Lysistrata.
Yes, we’re going to save you, whether you will or no.
Magistrate.
Oh! the impudence of the creatures!
Lysistrata.
You seem annoyed! but there, you’ve got to come to it.
