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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

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