Why? STAPHYLABecause I don’t see any wine brought.STROBILUSWhy, that will be brought just now, when he himself comes back from the market.STAPHYLAThere’s no firewood here in our house.LYCONIDESThere are the beams. STAPHYLAI’ faith, there are.LYCONIDESThere is wood, then; don’t you be seeking it out of doors.STAPHYLAWhat, you unpurified fellowYou unpurified fellow: Impurate.You that are unpurified, in spite of your everlastingly stewing over the fire. She alludes, figuratively, to the process of smelting and purifying metals by the action of fire., although your business is with the fire,for the sake of a dinner, or of your own hire, do you request us to set our house on fire?