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CORBYLE

Then most of all, Corinna. Also, she doesn’t talk too much or make fun of any of the company, and has eyes only for her customer. These are the things that make her popular with the men. Again, when it’s time for bed, she’ll never do anything coarse or slovenly, but her only aim is to attract the man and make him love her; these are the things they all praise in her. If you can learn all this, we’ll be just as prosperous as she is. For, in all else, compared with her, you’re a long way—but, good Nemesis, The aposiopesis occurs because Crobyle realises that too proud boasts about her daughter may incur the jealous wrath of Nemesis. On such occasions the Greeks preferred to pray to Nemesis (cf. Aeschylus, P. V. 936, Plato Rep. 451a and Sophocles Phil. 776) so as to avoid her wrath. I won’t mention that, but only pray for long life for you.

CORINNA

Tell me, mother, are all the customers like Eucritus, with whom I slept last night?

CROBYLE

Not all of them; some are better. Some are already men; some again are not at all good-looking.

CORINNA

And must I sleep with men like that?