<TEI xmlns="http://www.tei-c.org/ns/1.0" xmlns:py="http://codespeak.net/lxml/objectify/pytype" py:pytype="TREE"><text xml:lang="eng"><body><div type="translation" n="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066.perseus-eng4" xml:lang="eng"><div type="textpart" subtype="book" xml:base="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066.perseus-eng4" n="26"><div type="textpart" subtype="section" xml:base="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0062.tlg066.perseus-eng4:26" n="2"><sp><speaker>Chiron</speaker><p>Not unpleasantly. I like the truly republican equality that prevails; and as to whether one is in light or darkness, that makes no difference at all, Then again there is no hunger or thirst here; one is independent of such things.</p></sp><sp><speaker>Menippus</speaker><p>Take care, Chiron! You may be caught in the snare of your own reasonings.</p></sp><sp><speaker>Chiron</speaker><p>How should that be?</p></sp><sp><speaker>Menippus</speaker><p>Why, if the monotony of the other world brought on satiety, the monotony here may do the same. You will have to look about for a further change, and I fancy there is no third life procurable. </p></sp><pb n="v.1.p.149"/><sp><speaker>Chiron</speaker><p>Then what is to be done, Menippus?</p></sp><sp><speaker>Menippus</speaker><p>Take things as you find them, I suppose, like a sensible fellow, and make the best of everything. </p></sp></div></div></div></body></text></TEI>