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ARISTOPHANES' FROGS
Xanthias.
Oh, quite. (Aside) Just like my luck.
What can have crossed me when I started out?
[Exit Xanthias.
Charon.
Sit to your oar (Dionysus does his best to obey). Any more passengers?
If so, make haste. (To Dionysus) What are you doing there?
Dionysus.
Why, what you told me; sitting on my oar.
Charon.
Oh, are you? Well, get up again and sit
[Pushing him down.
Down there—fatty!
Dionysus (doing everything wrong).
Like that?
Charon.
Put out your arms
And stretch . . .
Dionysus.
Like that?
Charon.
None of your nonsense here!
Put both your feet against the stretcher.—Now,
In good time, row!
Dionysus (fluently, putting down his oars).
And how do you expect
