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of tall white cloud�察�and floated away across the mountain peaks�察�toward
Olympus the holy hill。
Then a great fear fell on Jason�此 �but after a while he grew light of
heart�察 �and he blessed old Cheiron�察 �and said�察 �'Surely the Centaur is a
prophet�察�and guessed what would come to pass�察�when he bade me speak
harshly to no soul whom I might meet。'
Then he went down toward Iolcos�察�and as he walked he found that
he had lost one of his sandals in the flood。
And as he went through the streets�察�the people came out to look at
him�察�so tall and fair was he�察�but some of the elders whispered together�察�
and at last one of them stopped Jason�察 �and called to him�察�'Fair lad�察�who
are you�察�and whence come you�察�and what is your errand in the town��'
'My name�察�good father�察�is Jason�察�and I come from Pelion up above�察�
and my errand is to Pelias your king�察�tell me then where his palace is。'
But the old man started�察�and grew pale�察�and said�察�'Do you not know
the oracle�察�my son�察�that you go so boldly through the town with but one
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sandal on��'
'I am a stranger here�察 �and know of no oracle�察 �but what of my one
sandal�拭 �I lost the other in Anauros�察 �while I was struggling with the
flood。'
Then the old man looked back to his companions�察 �and one sighed�察�
and another smiled�察 �at last he said�察 �'I will tell you�察 �lest you rush upon
your ruin unawares。 The oracle in Delphi has said that a man wearing
one sandal should take the kingdom from Pelias�察�and keep it for himself。
Therefore beware how you go up to his palace�察 �for he is the fiercest
and most cunning of all kings。'
Then Jason laughed a great laugh�察 �like a war´horse in his pride。
'Good news�察 �good father�察 �both for you and me。 For that very end I
came into the town。'
Then he strode on toward the palace of Pelias�察�while all the people
wondered at his bearing。
And he stood in the doorway and cried�察�'Come out�察�come out�察 �Pelias
the valiant�察�and fight for your kingdom like a man。'
Pelias came out wondering�察�and 'Who are you�察�bold youth��' he cried。
'I am Jason�察�the son of AEson�察�the heir of all this land。'
Then Pelias lifted up his hands and eyes�察 �and wept�察 �or seemed to
weep�察 �and blessed the heavens which had brought his nephew to him�察�
never to leave him more。 'For��' said he�察�'I have but three daughters�察�and
no son to be my heir。 You shall be my heir then�察�and rule the kingdom
after me�察 �and marry whichsoever of my daughters you shall choose�察�
though a sad kingdom you will find it�察 �and whosoever rules it a
miserable man。 But come in�察�come in�察�and feast。'
So he drew Jason in�察�whether he would or not�察�and spoke to him so
lovingly and feasted him so well�察 �that Jason's anger passed�察 �and after
supper his three cousins came into the hall�察 �and Jason thought that he
should like well enough to have one of them for his wife。
But at last he said to Pelias�察 �'Why do you look so sad�察 �my uncle�拭�
And what did you mean just now when you said that this was a doleful
kingdom�察�and its ruler a miserable man��'
Then Pelias sighed heavily again and again and again�察 �like a man
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who had to tell some dreadful story�察�and was afraid to begin�察�but at last ´
'For seven long years and more have I never known a quiet night�察�
and no more will he who comes after me�察 �till the golden fleece be
brought home。'
Then he told Jason the story of Phrixus�察�and of the golden fleece�察�and
told him�察�too�察�which was a lie�察�that Phrixus' spirit tormented him�察�calling
to him day and night。 And his daughters came�察�and told the same tale
��for their father had taught them their parts���察 �and wept�察 �and said�察 �'Oh
who will bring home the golden fleece�察�that our uncle's spirit may rest�察�
and that we may have rest also�察�whom he never lets sleep in peace��'
Jason sat awhile�察�sad and silent�察�for he had often heard of that golden
fleece�察 �but he looked on it as a thing hopeless and impossible for any
mortal man to win it。
But when Pelias saw him silent�察�he began to talk of other things�察�and
courted Jason more and more�察�speaking to him as if he was certain to be
his heir�察�and asking his advice about the kingdom�察�till Jason�察�who was
young and simple�察�could not help saying to himself�察�'Surely he is not the
dark man whom people call him。 Yet why did he drive my father out��'
And he asked Pelias boldly�察�'Men say that you are terrible�察�and a man
of blood�察�but I find you a kind and hospitable man�察�and as you are to me�察�
so will I be to you。 Yet why did you drive my father out��'
Pelias smiled�察�and sighed。 'Men have slandered me in that�察 �as in all
things。 Your father was growing old and weary�察 �and he gave the
kingdom up to me of his own will。 You shall see him to´morrow�察�and
ask him�察�and he will tell you the same。'
Jason's heart leapt in him when he heard that he was to see his father�察�
and he believed all that Pelias said�察�forgetting that his father might not
dare to tell the truth。
'One thing more there is��' said Pelias�察�'on which I need your advice�察�
for�察 �though you are young�察 �I see in you a wisdom beyond your years。
There is one neighbour of mine�察 �whom I dread more than all men on
earth。 I am stronger than he now�察 �and can command him�察�but I know
that if he stay among us�察�he will work my ruin in the end。 Can you give
me a plan�察�Jason�察 �by which I can rid myself of that man��'
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After awhile Jason answered�察 �half laughing�察 �'Were I you�察 �I would
send him to fetch that same golden fleece�察�for if he once set forth after it
you would never be troubled with him more。'
And at that a bitter smile came across Pelias' lips�察 �and a flash of
wicked joy into his eyes�察 �and Jason saw it�察 �and started�察 �and over his
mind came the warning of the old man�察 �and his own one sandal�察�and the
oracle�察�and he saw that he was taken in a trap。
But Pelias only answered gently�察�'My son�察�he shall be sent forthwith。'
'You mean me��' cried Jason�察�starting up�察�'because I came here with
one sandal��' And he lifted his fist angrily�察�while Pelias stood up to him
like a wolf at bay�察 �and whether of the