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so　he　cast　the　offerings　into　the　fire；　and　they　laid　their　hands
upon　the　good　things　that　were　before　them。　As　soon　as　they　had
had　enough　to　eat　and　drink；　Ajax　made　a　sign　to　Phoenix；　and
when　he　saw　this；　Ulysses　filled　his　cup　with　wine　and　pledged
Achilles。

〃Hail；〃　said　he；　〃Achilles；　we　have　had　no　scant　of　good　cheer；
neither　in　the　tent　of　Agamemnon；　nor　yet　here；　there　has　been
plenty　to　eat　and　drink；　but　our　thought　turns　upon　no　such
matter。　Sir；　we　are　in　the　face　of　great　disaster；　and　without
your　help　know　not　whether　we　shall　save　our　fleet　or　lose　it。
The　Trojans　and　their　allies　have　camped　hard　by　our　ships　and　by
the　wall；　they　have　lit　watchfires　throughout　their　host　and　deem
that　nothing　can　now　prevent　them　from　falling　on　our　fleet。
Jove；　moreover；　has　sent　his　lightnings　on　their　right；　Hector；
in　all　his　glory；　rages　like　a　maniac；　confident　that　Jove　is
with　him　he　fears　neither　god　nor　man；　but　is　gone　raving　mad；
and　prays　for　the　approach　of　day。　He　vows　that　he　will　hew　the
high　sterns　of　our　ships　in　pieces；　set　fire　to　their　hulls；　and
make　havoc　of　the　Achaeans　while　they　are　dazed　and　smothered　in
smoke；　I　much　fear　that　heaven　will　make　good　his　boasting；　and
it　will　prove　our　lot　to　perish　at　Troy　far　from　our　home　in
Argos。　Up；　then；　and　late　though　it　be；　save　the　sons　of　the
Achaeans　who　faint　before　the　fury　of　the　Trojans。　You　will
repent　bitterly　hereafter　if　you　do　not；　for　when　the　harm　is
done　there　will　be　no　curing　it；　consider　ere　it　be　too　late；　and
save　the　Danaans　from　destruction。

〃My　good　friend；　when　your　father　Peleus　sent　you　from　Phthia　to
Agamemnon；　did　he　not　charge　you　saying；　'Son；　Minerva　and　Juno
will　make　you　strong　if　they　choose；　but　check　your　high　temper；
for　the　better　part　is　in　goodwill。　Eschew　vain　quarrelling；　and
the　Achaeans　old　and　young　will　respect　you　more　for　doing　so。'
These　were　his　words；　but　you　have　forgotten　them。　Even　now；
however；　be　appeased；　and　put　away　your　anger　from　you。　Agamemnon
will　make　you　great　amends　if　you　will　forgive　him；　listen；　and　I
will　tell　you　what　he　has　said　in　his　tent　that　he　will　give　you。
He　will　give　you　seven　tripods　that　have　never　yet　been　on　the
fire；　and　ten　talents　of　gold；　twenty　iron　cauldrons；　and　twelve
strong　horses　that　have　won　races　and　carried　off　prizes。　Rich
indeed　both　in　land　and　gold　is　he　who　has　as　many　prizes　as
these　horses　have　won　for　Agamemnon。　Moreover　he　will　give　you
seven　excellent　workwomen；　Lesbians；　whom　he　chose　for　himself；
when　you　took　Lesbosall　of　surpassing　beauty。　He　will　give　you
these；　and　with　them　her　whom　he　erewhile　took　from　you；　the
daughter　of　Briseus；　and　he　will　swear　a　great　oath；　he　has　never
gone　up　into　her　couch　nor　been　with　her　after　the　manner　of　men
and　women。　All　these　things　will　he　give　you　now　down；　and　if
hereafter　the　gods　vouchsafe　him　to　sack　the　city　of　Priam；　you
can　e　when　we　Achaeans　are　dividing　the　spoil；　and　load　your
ship　with　gold　and　bronze　to　your　liking。　You　can　take　twenty
Trojan　women；　the　loveliest　after　Helen　herself。　Then；　when　we
reach　Achaean　Argos；　wealthiest　of　all　lands；　you　shall　be　his
son…in…law；　and　he　will　show　you　like　honour　with　his　own　dear
son　Orestes；　who　is　being　nurtured　in　all　abundance。　Agamemnon
has　three　daughters；　Chrysothemis；　Laodice；　and　Iphianassa；　you
may　take　the　one　of　your　choice；　freely　and　without　gifts　of
wooing；　to　the　house　of　Peleus；　he　will　add　such　dower　to　boot　as
no　man　ever　yet　gave　his　daughter；　and　will　give　you　seven
well…established　cities；　Cardamyle；　Enope；　and　Hire　where　there
is　grass；　holy　Pheras　and　the　rich　meadows　of　Anthea；　Aepea　also；
and　the　vine…clad　slopes　of　Pedasus；　all　near　the　sea；　and　on　the
borders　of　sandy　Pylos。　The　men　that　dwell　there　are　rich　in
cattle　and　sheep；　they　will　honour　you　with　gifts　as　though　were
a　god；　and　be　obedient　to　your　fortable　ordinances。　All　this
will　he　do　if　you　will　now　forgo　your　anger。　Moreover；　though　you
hate　both　him　and　his　gifts　with　all　your　heart；　yet　pity　the
rest　of　the　Achaeans　who　are　being　harassed　in　all　their　host；
they　will　honour　you　as　a　god；　and　you　will　earn　great　glory　at
their　hands。　You　might　even　kill　Hector；　he　will　e　within　your
reach；　for　he　is　infatuated；　and　declares　that　not　a　Danaan　whom
the　ships　have　brought　can　hold　his　own　against　him。〃

Achilles　answered；　〃Ulysses；　noble　son　of　Laertes；　I　should　give
you　formal　notice　plainly　and　in　all　fixity　of　purpose　that　there
be　no　more　of　this　cajoling；　from　whatsoever　quarter　it　may　e。
Him　do　I　hate　even　as　the　gates　of　hell　who　says　one　thing　while
he　hides　another　in　his　heart；　therefore　I　will　say　what　I　mean。
I　will　be　appeased　neither　by　Agamemnon　son　of　Atreus　nor　by　any
other　of　the　Danaans；　for　I　see　that　I　have　no　thanks　for　all　my
fighting。　He　that　fights　fares　no　better　than　he　that　does　not；
coward　and　hero　are　held　in　equal　honour；　and　death　deals　like
measure　to　him　who　works　and　him　who　is　idle。　I　have　taken
nothing　by　all　my　hardshipswith　my　life　ever　in　my　hand；　as　a
bird　when　she　has　found　a　morsel　takes　it　to　her　nestlings；　and
herself　fares　hardly；　even　so　many　a　long　night　have　I　been
wakeful；　and　many　a　bloody　battle　have　I　waged　by　day　against
those　who　were　fighting　for　their　women。　With　my　ships　I　have
taken　twelve　cities；　and　eleven　round　about　Troy　have　I　stormed
with　my　men　by　land；　I　took　great　store　of　wealth　from　every　one
of　them；　but　I　gave　all　up　to　Agamemnon　son　of　Atreus。　He　stayed
where　he　was　by　his　ships；　yet　of　what　came　to　him　he　gave
little；　and　kept　much　himself。

〃Nevertheless　he　did　distribute　some　meeds　of　honour　among　the
chieftains　and　kings；　and　these　have　them　still；　from　me　alone　of
the　Achaeans　did　he　take　the　woman　in　whom　I　delightedlet　him
keep　her　and　sleep　with　her。　Why；　pray；　must　the　Argives　needs
fight　the　Trojans？　What　made　the　son　of　Atreus　gather　the　host
and　bring　them？　Was　it　not　for　the　sake　of　Helen？　Are　the　sons　of
Atreus　the　only　men　in　the　world　who　love　their　wives？　Any　man　of
mon　right　feeling　will　love　and　cherish　her　who　is　his　own；　as
I　this　woman；　with　my　whole　heart；　though　she　was　but　a　fruitling
of　my　spear。　Agamemnon　has　taken　her　from　me；　he　has　played　me
false；　I　know　him；　let　him　tempt　me　no　further；　for　he　shall　not
move　me。　Let　him　look　to　you；　Ulysses；　and　to　the　other　princes
to　save　his　ships　from　burning。　He　has　done　much　without　me
already。　He　has　built　a　wall；　he　has　dug　a　trench　deep　and　wide
all　round　it；　and　he　has　planted　it　within　with　stakes；　but　even
so　he　stays　not　the　murderous　might　of　Hector。　So　long　as　I
fought　the　Achaeans　Hector　suffered　not　the　battle　range　far　from
the　city　walls；　he　would　e　to　the　Scaean　gates　and　to　the　oak
tree；　but　no　further。　Once　he　stayed　to　meet　me　and　hardly　did　he
escape　my　onset：　now；　however；　since　I　am　in　no　mood　to　fight
him；　I　will　to…morrow　offer　sacrifice　to　Jove　and　to　all　the
gods；　I　will　draw　my　ships　into　the　water　and　then　victual　them
duly；　to…morrow　morning；　if　you　care　to　look；　you　will　see　my
ships　on　the　Hellespont；　and　my　men　rowing　out　to　sea　with　might
and　main。　If　great　Neptune　vouchsafes　me　a　fair　passage；　in　three
days　I　shall　be　in　Phthia。　I　have　much　there　that　I　left　behind
me　when　I　came　here　to　my　sorrow；　and　I　shall　bring　back　still
further　store　of　gold；　of　red　copper；　of　fair　women；　and　of　iron；
my　share　of　the　spoils　that　we　have　taken；　but　one　prize；　he　who
gave　has　insolently　taken　away。　Tell　him　all　as　I　now　bid　you；
and　tell　him　in　public　that　the　Achaeans　may　hate　him　and　beware
of　him　should　he　think　that　he　can　yet　dupe　others　for　his
effrontery　never　fails　him。

〃As　for　me；　hound　that　he　is；　he　dares　not　look　me　in　the　face。
I　will　take　no　counsel　with　him；　and　will　undertake　nothing　in
mon　with　him。　He　has　wronged　me　and　deceived　me　enough；　he
shall　not　cozen　me　further；　let　him　go　his　own　way；　for　Jove　has
robbed　him　of　his　reason。　I　loathe　his　presents；　and　for　himself
care　not　one　straw。　He　may　offer　me　ten　or　even　twenty　times　what
he　has　now　done；　naynot　though　it　be　all　that　he　has　in　the
world；　both　now　or　ever　shall　have；　he　may　promise　me　the　we