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they    never    saw    the  like。    For    whatsoever       the   stature    of  my    guest�察�

however tall or short�察�that bed fits           him to a hair�察�and he sleeps on it as he 

never slept before。'         And he laid hold on Theseus' hands�察�and would not 

let him go。 

     Theseus      wished     to   go   forwards�此     �but    he   was    ashamed      to  seem 

churlish to so hospitable a man�察�and he was curious to see                   that wondrous 

bed�察�and beside�察�he was hungry and weary�此                �yet    he shrank from the man�察�

he knew not why�察�for�察�though his               voice was gentle and fawning�察�it was 

dry and husky like a          toad's�察�and though his eyes were gentle�察�they were 

dull and      cold like stones。       But he consented�察�and went with the man up 

a   glen   which   led   from   the   road   toward   the   peaks   of   Parnes�察  �under   the 

dark shadow of the cliffs。 

     And as they went up�察�the glen grew narrower�察�and the cliffs                       higher 

and   darker�察  �and   beneath   them   a   torrent   roared�察  �half    seen   between   bare 

limestone   crags。       And   around   there   was       neither   tree   nor   bush�察  �while 

from   the   white   peaks   of   Parnes      the   snow´blasts   swept   down   the   glen�察�

cutting and   chilling       till   a horror fell   on Theseus   as he looked   round   at 

that    doleful place。       And he asked at last�察�'Your castle stands�察�it             seems�察�

in a dreary region。' 

     'Yes�察�but once within it�察�hospitality makes all things                  cheerful。     But 

who   are   these��'   and   he   looked   back�察  �and     Theseus   also�察�and   far   below�察�



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along   the   road   which   they   had    left�察  �came   a   string   of   laden   asses�察  �and 

merchants walking by          them�察�watching their ware。 

     'Ah�察�poor souls��' said the stranger。         'Well for them that I      looked back 

and saw them�        �And well for me too�察�for I shall          have the more guests at 

my feast。     Wait awhile till I go down          and call them�察�and we will eat and 

drink together the       livelong night。       Happy am I�察�to whom Heaven sends 

so many      guests at once��' 

     And he ran back down the hill�察�waving his hand and shouting�察                   �to the 

merchants�察�while Theseus went slowly up the steep                 pass。 

     But   as   he   went   up   he   met   an   aged   man�察  �who   had   been   gathering 

driftwood in the torrent´bed。          He had laid down his faggot in            the road�察�

and was trying to lift it again to his shoulder。           And when he saw Theseus�察�

he called to him�察�and said ´ 

     'O fair youth�察�help me up with my burden�察�for my limbs are                   stiff and 

weak with years。' 

     Then Theseus lifted the burden on his back。              And the old man         blest 

him�察�and then looked earnestly upon him�察�and said ´ 

     'Who are you�察�fair youth�察�and wherefore travel you this               doleful road��' 

     'Who I am my parents know�察�but I travel this doleful road                   because I 

have been invited by a hospitable man�察�who promises                  to feast me�察�and to 

make me sleep upon I know not what               wondrous bed。' 

     Then the old man clapped his hands together and cried ´ 

     'O   house    of  Hades�察   �man´devouring�        �will  thy   maw    never    be   full�拭�

Know�察�fair youth�察�that you are going to torment and to death�察                 �for he who 

met   you   ��I   will   requite   your   kindness   by   another��    is   a   robber   and   a 

murderer of men。         Whatsoever stranger he           meets he entices him hither 

to death�察�and as for this bed of          which he speaks�察�truly it fits all comers�察�

yet none ever rose        alive off it save me。' 

     'Why��' asked Theseus�察�astonished。 

     'Because�察  �if   a   man   be   too   tall   for   it�察  �he   lops   his   limbs   till they   be 

short enough�察�and if he be too short�察�he stretches                his limbs till they be 

long   enough�此     �but   me   only   he   spared�察 �seven   weary   years   agone�察  �for   I 

alone   of   all   fitted   his   bed exactly�察  �so   he   spared   me�察  �and   made   me   his 

slave。    And once I        was a wealthy merchant�察�and dwelt in brazen´gated 



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Thebes�察�but      now I hew wood and draw water for him�察�the torment of all 

mortal men。' 

     Then Theseus said nothing�察�but he ground his teeth together。 

     'Escape�察  �then��'   said   the   old   man�察  �'for   he   will   have   no   pity on   thy 

youth。     But yesterday he brought up hither a young man                 and a maiden�察�

and fitted them upon his bed�察�and the young              man's hands and feet he cut 

off�察  �but   the  maiden's   limbs   he    stretched    until   she   died�察 �and  so   both 

perished   miserably   ´     but   I   am   tired   of   weeping   over   the   slain。 And 

therefore   he    is   called   Procrustes   the   stretcher�察  �though   his   father   called 

him Damastes。        Flee from him�此       �yet whither will you flee�拭         �The cliffs 

are steep�察�and who can climb them�拭�and there is no               other road。' 

     But Theseus laid his hand upon the old man's month�察�and said�察                �'There 

is no need to flee��' and he turned to go down the            pass。 

     'Do not tell him that I have warned you�察�or he will kill me                 by some 

evil   death��'   and   the   old   man   screamed   after   him   down    the   glen�察  �but 

Theseus strode on in his wrath。 

     And he said to himself�察�'This is an ill´ruled land�察�when               shall I have 

done ridding it of monsters��'         And as he spoke�察       �Procrustes came up the 

hill�察  �and   all   the   merchants   with   him�察�smiling   and   talking   gaily。    And 

when he saw Theseus�察�he            cried�察�'Ah�察�fair young guest�察�have I kept you 

too long     waiting��' 

     But Theseus answered�察�'The man who stretches his guests upon                   a bed 

and hews off their hands and feet�察�what shall be done               to him�察�when right 

is done throughout the land��' 

     Then Procrustes' countenance changed�察�and his cheeks grew as                   green 

as a lizard�察�and he felt for his sword in haste�察�but            Theseus leapt on him�察�

and cried ´ 

     'Is this true�察�my host�察�or is it false��' and he clasped          Procrustes round 

waist and elbow�察�so that he could not draw             his sword。 

     'Is this true�察�my host�察�or is it false��'      But Procrustes       answered never 

a word。 

     Then Theseus flung him from him�察�and lifted up his dreadful                     club�察�

and before Procrustes could strike him he had struck�察                �and felled him to 

the ground。 



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     And once again he struck him�察�and his evil soul fled forth�察              �and went 

down to Hades squeaking�察�like a bat into the            darkness of a cave。 

     Then Theseus stript him of his gold ornaments�察�and went up to                    his 

house�察  �and   found   there   great   wealth   and   treasure�察  �which  he   had   stolen 

from   the   passers´by。    And   he   called   the   people   of   the   country�察  �whom 

Procrustes   had   spoiled   a   long   time�察  �and  parted   the   spoil   among   them�察�

and went down the mountains�察�and             away。 

     And he went down the glens of Parnes�察�through mist�察�and                 cloud�察�and 

rain�察�down the slopes of oak�察�and lentisk�察�and             arbutu

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