- 165 Physician: Ma^m, listen o "The flatulent, bilious and the phle — phle — " Oh oh! a book, a bookl* Sandilya: Aho, a typical doctoro He has forgotten already. All right, colleague, here is the book. Physician: Ma'am, listeno "The flatulent, bilious and phleghmatic diseases, derive all three from poison, the fourth one is unknown." Courtesan: Poor language. You should say "all three derive." Always place the subject firsto Physician: Ouch, I have been bitten by a grammariani Courtesan: How many are the symptoms of snake bite? Physician: A hundred. Courtesan: No, there are seven, to wot: -"Gooseflesh, dry mouth, t,remois, pallor, hiccoughs, quick breathing and faints are the seven symptoms of snake bite." A man who is past these symptoms not even the Asvins can cureo If you have anything to reply, speak up. Physician; 1 am out of my depth. Good bye, Ma^m, I am going. (Enter the Servant of Death.) Servant: Hi, here I am againo See how the mortals run To visit me — abortions, Blisters, fever, earaches^ Gastricy cardiac, opthalmic Ills and just plain headaches, And other assorted disorders: See the merry mortals run! Now to my master^s orderso (approaching the Harlot) Sir, doff that creature^s bodyo Courtesan: Gladly o Servant: So I can exchange souls and do what I was supposed to do in the first placeo (He does so and exits.) Hermit: Sandilya, Sandilyal Sandilya: My 5 His Reverence keeps being resurrected. Courtesan: Little Cuckoo! Little Cuckoo!