THE CYCLOPS
Silenus
Then crook your arm—gracefully now—and drink,
just as you see me drink—and now you don't,
(He drains cup.)
Cyclops
Here! What are you doing? 565
Silenus
Guzzling sweetly.
Cyclops
(Snatching away the cup and handing it to Odysseus.)
Here, stranger. Take the flask and pour for me.
Odysseus
At least the wine feels at home in my hand.
Cyclops
Come on, pour!
Odysseus
I am pouring. Just be still.
Cyclops
That's not so easy when you're in your cups.
Odysseus
There, take it up and drink down every drop, 57°
and don't say die until the wine is gone.
Cyclops
Mama. What a wizard the vine must bel
Odysseus
If you drench yourself on a full stomach
and swill your belly full, you'll sleep deep.
If you leave any, Bacchus will shrivel you up. 575
Cyclops
(Reeling.)
Whoosh! I can scarcely swim out of this flood*
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