EURIPIDES
Odysseus
Bring it out. The buyer should see what he buys.
Silenus
Tell me, how much are you willing to pay?
Odysseus
In money, nothing. But I have some . . . wine.
Silenus
Delicious word! How long since I've heard it. 140
Odysseus
Maron, son of a god, gave me this wine.
Silenus
Not the same lad I once reared in these arms?
Odysseus
The son of Bacchus himself, to be brief.
Silenus
Where is the wine? on board ship? you have it?
Odysseus
In this flask, old man. Look for yourself. 145
Silenus
That? That wouldn't make one swallow for me.
Odysseus
No? For each swallow you take, the flask gives two.
Silenus
A fountain among fountains, thatl I like it.
Odysseus
Will you have it unwatered to start with?
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