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THE VENDOR OF WOMEN<br />
Who is there? --I am the woman-vendor. Open your door, Sostrata, I'll give you<br />
two good reasons. This one first. Approach, Anasyrtolis, and undress yourself. --<br />
She is a little heavy.<br />
--She's a beauty. Besides, she does the kordax; and knows eighty songs. --Turn<br />
around. Raise your arms. Show your hair. Put up your foot. Now smile. That's<br />
good.<br />
--This one now. --She is too young! --Oh! not at all! She was twelve the day before<br />
yesterday, and you cannot teach her a thing. --Take <strong>of</strong>f your tunic. Let's see? No,<br />
she is thin.<br />
--I only ask a mina for her. --And the first? --Two minae thirty. --Three minae for<br />
the both? --Done. --Come in and wash yourselves. And you, farewell.<br />
STRANGER<br />
Stranger, go no further in the town. You'll not find younger or more expert girls<br />
at any other place besides my own. I am Sostrata, known beyond the sea.<br />
See this one whose eyes are green as water on the grass. You do not wish her?<br />
Here are other eyes, black as the violet and hair three cubits long.<br />
I have some better still. Xantho, open your cyclas. Stranger, her breasts are firm<br />
as quinces, touch them. And her lovely belly, you can see, bears the three<br />
Kyprian folds.<br />
I bought her with her sister, who is not yet quite old enough for love, but who is<br />
her useful helper. By the two goddesses! you are <strong>of</strong> noble blood. Phyllis and<br />
Xantho, follow the gentleman!<br />
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