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cunning�察 �upon the pleasant downs of Pelion�察 �in the keen hungry
mountain air。 And he learnt to wrestle�察 �and to box�察 �and to hunt�察 �and
to play upon the harp�察�and next he learnt to ride�察�for old Cheiron used to
mount him on his back�察�and he learnt the virtues of all herbs and how to
cure all wounds�察�and Cheiron called him Jason the healer�察�and that is his
name until this day。
PART II ´ HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL IN
ANAUROS
AND ten years came and went�察�and Jason was grown to be a mighty
man。 Some of his fellows were gone�察 �and some were growing up by
his side。 Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese to work his wondrous
cures on men�察 �and some say he used to raise the dead to life。 And
Heracles was gone to Thebes to fulfil those famous labours which have
become a proverb among men。 And Peleus had married a sea´nymph�察�
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and his wedding is famous to this day。 And AEneas was gone home to
Troy�察�and many a noble tale you will read of him�察�and of all the other
gallant heroes�察�the scholars of Cheiron the just。 And it happened on a
day that Jason stood on the mountain�察�and looked north and south and
east and west�察�and Cheiron stood by him and watched him�察�for he knew
that the time was come。
And Jason looked and saw the plains of Thessaly�察�where the Lapithai
breed their horses�察 �and the lake of Boibe�察 �and the stream which runs
northward to Peneus and Tempe�察 �and he looked north�察 �and saw the
mountain wall which guards the Magnesian shore�察�Olympus�察�the seat of
the Immortals�察 �and Ossa�察 �and Pelion�察 �where he stood。 Then he looked
east and saw the bright blue sea�察�which stretched away for ever toward
the dawn。 Then he looked south�察 �and saw a pleasant land�察 �with
white´walled towns and farms�察�nestling along the shore of a land´locked
bay�察�while the smoke rose blue among the trees�察 �and he knew it for the
bay of Pagasai�察 �and the rich lowlands of Haemonia�察 �and Iolcos by the
sea。
Then he sighed�察�and asked�察�'Is it true what the heroes tell me ´ that I
am heir of that fair land��'
'And what good would it be to you�察�Jason�察�if you were heir of that
fair land��'
'I would take it and keep it。'
'A strong man has taken it and kept it long。 Are you stronger than
Pelias the terrible��'
'I can try my strength with his��' said Jason�察�but Cheiron sighed�察�and
said ´
'You have many a danger to go through before you rule in Iolcos by
the sea�此 �many a danger and many a woe�察 �and strange troubles in
strange lands�察�such as man never saw before。'
'The happier I��' said Jason�察�'to see what man never saw before。'
And Cheiron sighed again�察�and said�察�'The eaglet must leave the nest
when it is fledged。 Will you go to Iolcos by the sea�拭 �Then promise
me two things before you go。'
Jason promised�察 �and Cheiron answered�察 �'Speak harshly to no soul
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whom you may meet�察�and stand by the word which you shall speak。'
Jason wondered why Cheiron asked this of him�察�but he knew that the
Centaur was a prophet�察�and saw things long before they came。 So he
promised�察�and leapt down the mountain�察�to take his fortune like a man。
He went down through the arbutus thickets�察�and across the downs of
thyme�察�till he came to the vineyard walls�察�and the pomegranates and the
olives in the glen�察 �and among the olives roared Anauros�察 �all foaming
with a summer flood。
And on the bank of Anauros sat a woman�察�all wrinkled�察�gray�察 �and old�察�
her head shook palsied on her breast�察�and her hands shook palsied on her
knees�察�and when she saw Jason�察�she spoke whining�察�'Who will carry me
across the flood��'
Jason was bold and hasty�察�and was just going to leap into the flood�此�
and yet he thought twice before he leapt�察�so loud roared the torrent down�察�
all brown from the mountain rains�察 �and silver´veined with melting snow�察�
while underneath he could hear the boulders rumbling like the tramp of
horsemen or the roll of wheels�察 �as they ground along the narrow
channel�察�and shook the rocks on which he stood。
But the old woman whined all the more�察 �'I am weak and old�察�fair
youth。 For Hera's sake�察�carry me over the torrent。'
And Jason was going to answer her scornfully�察 �when Cheiron's
words came to his mind。
So he said�察�'For Hera's sake�察�the Queen of the Immortals on Olympus�察�
I will carry you over the torrent�察�unless we both are drowned midway。'
Then the old dame leapt upon his back�察 �as nimbly as a goat�察�and
Jason staggered in�察�wondering�察�and the first step was up to his knees。
The first step was up to his knees�察�and the second step was up to his
waist�察�and the stones rolled about his feet�察�and his feet slipped about the
stones�察 �so he went on staggering�察 �and panting�察 �while the old woman
cried from off his back ´
'Fool�察 �you have wet my mantle� �Do you make game of poor old
souls like me��'
Jason had half a mind to drop her�察�and let her get through the torrent
by herself�察 �but Cheiron's words were in his mind�察 �and he said only�察�
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'Patience�察�mother�察�the best horse may stumble some day。'
At last he staggered to the shore�察�and set her down upon the bank�察�
and a strong man he needed to have been�察�or that wild water he never
would have crossed。
He lay panting awhile upon the bank�察�and then leapt up to go upon
his journey�察�but he cast one look at the old woman�察�for he thought�察�'She
should thank me once at least。'
And as he looked�察�she grew fairer than all women�察�and taller than all
men on earth�察 �and her garments shone like the summer sea�察 �and her
jewels like the stars of heaven�察�and over her forehead was a veil woven
of the golden clouds of sunset�察�and through the veil she looked down on
him�察�with great soft heifer's eyes�察�with great eyes�察�mild and awful�察�which
filled all the glen with light。
And Jason fell upon his knees�察�and hid his face between his hands。
And she spoke�察�'I am the Queen of Olympus�察�Hera the wife of Zeus。
As thou hast done to me�察�so will I do to thee。 Call on me in the hour of
need�察�and try if the Immortals can forget。'
And when Jason looked up�察�she rose from off the earth�察�like a pillar
of tall white cloud�察�and floated away across the mountain peaks�察�toward
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