phaedo-第20章

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understand；　he　said：　yet　I　may　and　must　pray　to　the　gods　to　prosper　my



journey　from　this　to　that　other　world…may　this；　then；　which　is　my



prayer；　be　granted　to　me。　Then　holding　the　cup　to　his　lips；　quite



readily　and　cheerfully　he　drank　off　the　poison。　And　hitherto　most　of



us　had　been　able　to　control　our　sorrow；　but　now　when　we　saw　him



drinking；　and　saw　too　that　he　had　finished　the　draught；　we　could　no



longer　forbear；　and　in　spite　of　myself　my　own　tears　were　flowing　fast；



so　that　I　covered　my　face　and　wept　over　myself；　for　certainly　I　was



not　weeping　over　him；　but　at　the　thought　of　my　own　calamity　in



having　lost　such　a　companion。　Nor　was　I　the　first；　for　Crito；　when



he　found　himself　unable　to　restrain　his　tears；　had　got　up　and　moved



away；　and　I　followed；　and　at　that　moment。　Apollodorus；　who　had　been



weeping　all　the　time；　broke　out　in　a　loud　cry　which　made　cowards　of　us



all。　Socrates　alone　retained　his　calmness：　What　is　this　strange



outcry？　he　said。　I　sent　away　the　women　mainly　in　order　that　they　might



not　offend　in　this　way；　for　I　have　heard　that　a　man　should　die　in



peace。　Be　quiet；　then；　and　have　patience。



　　When　we　heard　that；　we　were　ashamed；　and　refrained　our　tears；　and　he



walked　about　until；　as　he　said；　his　legs　began　to　fail；　and　then　he



lay　on　his　back；　according　to　the　directions；　and　the　man　who　gave　him



the　poison　now　and　then　looked　at　his　feet　and　legs；　and　after　a　while



he　pressed　his　foot　hard　and　asked　him　if　he　could　feel；　and　he



said；　no；　and　then　his　leg；　and　so　upwards　and　upwards；　and　showed



us　that　he　was　cold　and　stiff。　And　he　felt　them　himself；　and　said：



When　the　poison　reaches　the　heart；　that　will　be　the　end。　He　was



beginning　to　grow　cold　about　the　groin；　when　he　uncovered　his　face；



for　he　had　covered　himself　up；　and　said　（they　were　his　last



words）…he　said：　Crito；　I　owe　a　cock　to　Asclepius；　will　you　remember　to



pay　the　debt？　The　debt　shall　be　paid；　said　Crito；　is　there　anything



else？　There　was　no　answer　to　this　question；　but　in　a　minute　or　two　a



movement　was　heard；　and　the　attendants　uncovered　him；　his　eyes　were



set；　and　Crito　closed　his　eyes　and　mouth。



　　Such　was　the　end；　Echecrates；　of　our　friend；　whom　I　may　truly　call



the　wisest；　and　justest；　and　best　of　all　the　men　whom　I　have　ever



known。











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