symposium-第15章

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；　friends；　is　my　praise　of　Socrates。　I　have　added　my　blame　of　him　for　his　ill…treatment　of　me；　and　he　has　ill…treated　not　only　me；　but　Charmides　the　son　of　Glaucon；　and　Euthydemus　the　son　of　Diocles；　and　many　others　in　the　same　way…beginning　as　their　lover　he　has　ended　by　making　them　pay　their　addresses　to　him。　Wherefore　I　say　to　you；　Agathon；　〃Be　no　deceived　by　him；　learn　from　me：　and　take　warning；　and　do　not　be　a　fool　and　learn　by　experience；　as　the　proverb　says。〃　　　When　Alcibiades　had　finished；　there　was　a　laugh　at　his　outspokenness；　for　he　seemed　to　be　still　in　love　with　Socrates。　You　are　sober；　Alcibiades；　said　Socrates；　or　you　would　never　have　gone　so　far　about　to　hide　the　purpose　of　your　satyr's　praises；　for　all　this　long　story　is　only　an　ingenious　circumlocution；　of　which　the　point　comes　in　by　the　way　at　the　end；　you　want　to　get　up　a　quarrel　between　me　and　Agathon；　and　your　notion…is　that　I　ought　to　love　you　and　nobody　else；　and　that　you　and　you　only　ought　to　love　Agathon。　But　the　plot　of　this　Satyric　or　Silenic　drama　has　been　detected；　and　you　must　not　allow　him；　Agathon；　to　set　us　at　variance。　　　I　believe　you　are　right；　said　Agathon；　and　I　am　disposed　to　think　that　his　intention　in　placing　himself　between　you　and　me　was　only　to　divide　us；　but　he　shall　gain　nothing　by　that　move；　for　I　will　go　and　lie　on　the　couch　next　to　you。　　　Yes；　yes；　replied　Socrates；　by　all　means　come　here　and　lie　on　the　couch　below　me。　　　Alas；　said　Alcibiades；　how　I　am　fooled　by　this　man；　he　is　determined　to　get　the　better　of　me　at　every　turn。　I　do　beseech　you；　allow　Agathon　to　lie　between　us。　　　Certainly　not；　said　Socrates；　as　you　praised　me；　and　I　in　turn　ought　to　praise　my　neighbour　on　the　right；　he　will　be　out　of　order　in　praising　me　again　when　he　ought　rather　to　be　praised　by　me；　and　I　must　entreat　you　to　consent　to　this；　and　not　be　jealous；　for　I　have　a　great　desire　to　praise　the　youth。　　　Hurrah！　cried　Agathon；　I　will　rise　instantly；　that　I　may　be　praised　by　Socrates。　　　The　usual　way；　said　Alcibiades；　where　Socrates　is；　no　one　else　has　any　chance　with　the　fair；　and　now　how　readily　has　he　invented　a　specious　reason　for　attracting　Agathon　to　himself。　　　Agathon　arose　in　order　that　he　might　take　his　place　on　the　couch　by　Socrates；　when　suddenly　a　band　of　revellers　entered；　and　spoiled　the　order　of　the　banquet。　Some　one　who　was　going　out　having　left　the　door　open；　they　had　found　their　way　in；　and　made　themselves　at　home；　great　confusion　ensued；　and　every　one　was　compelled　to　drink　large　quantities　of　wine。　Aristodemus　said　that　Eryximachus；　Phaedrus；　and　others　went　away…he　himself　fell　asleep；　and　as　the　nights　were　long　took　a　good　rest：　he　was　awakened　towards　daybreak　by　a　crowing　of　cocks；　and　when　he　awoke；　the　others　were　either　asleep；　or　had　gone　away；　there　remained　only　Socrates；　Aristophanes；　and　Agathon；　who　were　drinking　out　of　a　large　goblet　which　they　passed　round；　and　Socrates　was　discoursing　to　them。　Aristodemus　was　only　half　awake；　and　he　did　not　hear　the　beginning　of　the　discourse；　the　chief　thing　which　he　remembered　was　Socrates　compelling　the　other　two　to　acknowledge　that　the　genius　of　comedy　was　the　same　with　that　of　tragedy；　and　that　the　true　artist　in　tragedy　was　an　artist　in　comedy　also。　To　this　they　were　constrained　to　assent；　being　drowsy；　and　not　quite　following　the　argument。　And　first　of　all　Aristophanes　dropped　off；　then；　when　the　day　was　already　dawning；　Agathon。　Socrates；　having　laid　them　to　sleep；　rose　to　depart；　Aristodemus；　as　his　manner　was；　following　him。　At　the　Lyceum　he　took　a　bath；　and　passed　the　day　as　usual。　In　the　evening　he　retired　to　rest　at　his　own　home。


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