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At this point Socrates noticed that she was sumptuously dressed, and that her mother at her side was wearing fine clothes and jewellery; and she had many pretty maids, who also were well cared for, and her house was lavishly furnished.
Tell me, Theodoté, he said, have you a farm?
Not I, she answered.
Or a house, perhaps, that brings in money?
No, nor a house.
Some craftsmen, possibly?
No, none.
Then where do you get your supplies from?
I live on the generosity of any friend I pick up.
At this point Socrates noticed that she was sumptuously dressed, and that her mother at her side was wearing fine clothes and jewellery; and she had many pretty maids, who also were well cared for, and her house was lavishly furnished.
Tell me, Theodoté, he said, have you a farm?
Not I, she answered.
Or a house, perhaps, that brings in money?
No, nor a house.
Some craftsmen, possibly?
No, none.
Then where do you get your supplies from?
I live on the generosity of any friend I pick up.
Memorabilia. Xenophon. Edgar Carew Marchant (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1923.
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