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be here very soon to call for him, and. we shall have
to deal with them.” ‘

“ But, sir,” said the slave, ‘it is only. just ‘twilight. a

— “Ah!” replied Bdelycleon,. “then they are very
late to- eke soon after pee is. their usual time
for coming.” : ;

Slave. “Well, if they do. come, we can asi pe
them with stones.”

Bédel. “Pelt them, indeed! You might as well stir
upa wasps’ nest as anger these old.men.. Every one
of them wears a terrible sting, . and ‘they'd: ‘leap on
you like live coals out of the fire.”

_ Slave. “Don’t be afraid. Give ‘me some > stones,
and I'll scatter their wasps’ nest, be it ever so big.”

Sure enough, before many minutes had passed, the
host of jurymen? appeared, a set of poorly dressed,
hungry looking fellows.. They came slowly on, pick-
ing their way, while their young sons carried lanterns
by their side. They were greatly astonished, on
arriving at Philocleon’s house, to see no trace of
their colleague, and sang a stave, in the hope of
bringing him out :—

“Why doesn’t he greet us in front of his hall? .
Why doesn’t he hear and reply to our call?
Perhaps he has had the misfortune to lose
The only one pair that was left him of shoes;
Or perhaps it may be he has’ injured his toe
1 They were dressed in the play in garments striped with yellow

and black, so as to resemble wasps, and each was furnished with a
formidable looking sting.