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There is Eunoe jammed in a squeeze. Push, you goose, push! Capital! We are all of us the right side of the door, as the bridegroom said when he had locked himself in with the bride. G. Praxinoe, come this way. Do but look at that work, how delicate it is! how exquisite! Why, they might wear it in heaven! P. Heavenly patroness of needle-women, what hands we hired to do that work?
The names of the two women are Gorgo and Praxinoe; their maids, who are mentioned in the poem, are called Eunoe and Eutychis. Gorgo comes by appointment to Praxinoe's house to fetch her, and there the dialogue begins." We are following the translation of William Cleaver Wilkinson. Gorgo. Is Praxinoe at home? Praxinoe. My dear Gorgo, at last! Yes, here I am.
They pushed and hustled with such vigor as amply to justify the episode where Praxinoë's muslin veil was torn in two, and the whole party would have been separated, and Eunoë altogether lost, but for the help of an Alexandrian gentleman. Carmel brought out her speech of thanks with much unction. "Praxinoë. Both this year and for ever may all be well with you, my dear sir, for your care of us.
When we have done penance, and are purified, and have drunk of the fountain of Lethe and bathed in the fountain of Eunoe, the mistress of our soul raises us to the Paradise of Heaven. Out of that eternal pearl, the moon, the face of Piccarda Donati leans to us.
Praxinoe. How close-packed the mob is, they hustle like a herd of swine. Stranger. Courage, lady, all is well with us now. Praxinoe. Both this year and for ever may all be well with you, my dear sir, for your care of us. A good kind man! We're letting Eunoe get squeezed come, wretched girl, push your way through. That is the way.
Eunoe, find a chair get a cushion for it. G. It will do beautifully as it is. P. Do sit down. G. Oh, this gadabout spirit! I could hardly get to you, Praxinoe, through all the crowd and all the carriages. Nothing but heavy boots, nothing but men in uniform. And what a journey it is! My dear child, you really live too far off. P. It is all that insane husband of mine.
Thanks for the pretty speech. Eunoë, bring my shawl, and set my hat on my head, the fashionable way. No, Zopyrion, I don't mean to take you! Boo! Bogies! There's a horse that bites! Cry as much as you please, but I cannot have you lamed. Let us be moving. Phrygia, take the child, and keep him amused, call in the dog, and shut the street door!"
Give me your hand, and you, Eunoe, catch hold of Eutychis; never lose hold of her, for fear lest you get lost. Let us all go in together; Eunoe, clutch tight to me. Oh, how tiresome, Gorgo, my muslin veil is torn in two already! For heaven's sake, sir, if you ever wish to be fortunate, take care of my shawl! Stranger. I can hardly help myself, but for all that I will be as careful as I can.
The stream was a little stream; yet Dante felt it as great an intervention between them, as if it had been Leander's Hellespont. The lady explained to him the nature of the place, and how the rivulet was the Lethe of Paradise; Lethe, where he stood, but called Eunoe higher up; the drink of the one doing away all remembrance of evil deeds, and that of the other restoring all remembrance of good.
And in line 131, for Eunoe si chiama, Jesi supplies the curious word curioce si chiama.
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