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armour and the horses of the terrible Achilles�察 �and thought that he had
returned to the war。 Then each Trojan looked round to see by what way
he could escape�察�and when men do that in battle they soon run by the way
they have chosen。 Patroclus rushed to the ship of Protesilaus�察�and slew
the leader of the Trojans there�察�and drove them out�察�and quenched the fire�察�
while they of Troy drew back from the ships�察 �and Aias and the other
unwounded Greek princes leaped among them�察 �smiting with sword and
spear。 Well did Hector know that the break in the battle had come again�察�
but even so he stood�察 �and did what he might�察 �while the Trojans were
driven back in disorder across the ditch�察�where the poles of many chariots
were broken and the horses fled loose across the plain。
The horses of Achilles cleared the ditch�察 �and Patroclus drove them
between the Trojans and the wall of their own town�察�slaying many men�察�
and�察 �chief of all�察 �Sarpedon�察 �king of the Lycians�察 �and round the body of
Sarpedon the Trojans rallied under Hector�察�and the fight swayed this way
and that�察�and there was such a noise of spears and swords smiting shields
and helmets as when many woodcutters fell trees in a glen of the hills。
At last the Trojans gave way�察�and the Greeks stripped the armour from the
body of brave Sarpedon�察 �but men say that Sleep and Death�察 �like two
winged angels�察�bore his body away to his own country。 Now Patroclus
forgot how Achilles had told him not to pursue the Trojans across the plain�察�
but to return when he had driven them from the ships。 On he raced�察�
slaying as he went�察 �even till he reached the foot of the wall of Troy。
Thrice he tried to climb it�察�but thrice he fell back。
Hector was in his chariot in the gateway�察�and he bade his squire lash
his horses into the war�察 �and struck at no other man�察 �great or small�察 �but
drove straight against Patroclus�察 �who stood and threw a heavy stone at
Hector�察�which missed him�察�but killed his charioteer。 Then Patroclus leaped
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on the charioteer to strip his armour�察 �but Hector stood over the body�察�
grasping it by the head�察�while Patroclus dragged at the feet�察�and spears and
arrows flew in clouds around the fallen man。 At last�察�towards sunset�察�the
Greeks drew him out of the war�察 �and Patroclus thrice charged into the
thick of the Trojans。 But the helmet of Achilles was loosened in the fight�察�
and fell from the head of Patroclus�察�and he was wounded from behind�察�and
Hector�察 �in front�察 �drove his spear clean through his body。 With his last
breath Patroclus prophesied�此 �Death stands near thee�察 �Hector�察 �at the
hands of noble Achilles。; But Automedon was driving back the swift
horses�察�carrying to Achilles the news that his dearest friend was slain。
After Ulysses was wounded�察�early in this great battle�察�he was not able
to fight for several days�察�and�察�as the story is about Ulysses�察�we must tell
quite shortly how Achilles returned to the war to take vengeance for
Patroclus�察�and how he slew Hector。 When Patroclus fell�察�Hector seized
the armour which the Gods had given to Peleus�察 �and Peleus to his son
Achilles�察�while Achilles had lent it to Patroclus that he might terrify the
Trojans。 Retiring out of reach of spears�察�Hector took off his own armour
and put on that of Achilles�察�and Greeks and Trojans fought for the dead
body of Patroclus。 Then Zeus�察�the chief of the Gods�察�looked down and
said that Hector should never come home out of the battle to his wife�察�
Andromache。 But Hector returned into the fight around the dead
Patroclus�察�and here all the best men fought�察�and even Automedon�察�who had
been driving the chariot of Patroclus。 Now when the Trojans seemed to
have the better of the fight�察�the Greeks sent Antilochus�察�a son of old Nestor�察�
to tell Achilles that his friend was slain�察�and Antilochus ran�察�and Aias and
his brother protected the Greeks who were trying to carry the body of
Patroclus back to the ships。
Swiftly Antilochus came running to Achilles�察 �saying�此 �Fallen is
Patroclus�察�and they are fighting round his naked body�察�for Hector has his
armour。; Then Achilles said never a word�察�but fell on the floor of his hut�察�
and threw black ashes on his yellow hair�察�till Antilochus seized his hands�察�
fearing that he would cut his own throat with his dagger�察�for very sorrow。
His mother�察�Thetis�察�arose from the sea to comfort him�察�but he said that he
desired to die if he could not slay Hector�察�who had slain his friend。 Then
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Thetis told him that he could not fight without armour�察�and now he had
none�察�but she would go to the God of armour´making and bring from him
such a shield and helmet and breastplate as had never been seen by men。
Meanwhile the fight raged round the dead body of Patroclus�察 �which
was defiled with blood and dust�察 �near the ships�察 �and was being dragged
this way and that�察 �and torn and wounded。 Achilles could not bear this
sight�察 �yet his mother had warned him not to enter without armour the
battle where stones and arrows and spears were flying like hail�察 �and he
was so tall and broad that he could put on the arms of no other man。 So
he went down to the ditch as he was�察�unarmed�察�and as he stood high above
it�察�against the red sunset�察�fire seemed to flow from his golden hair like the
beacon blaze that soars into the dark sky when an island town is attacked
at night�察 �and men light beacons that their neighbours may see them and
come to their help from other isles。 There Achilles stood in a splendour
of fire�察�and he shouted aloud�察�as clear as a clarion rings when men fall on
to attack a besieged city wall。 Thrice Achilles shouted mightily�察 �and
thrice the horses of the Trojans shuddered for fear and turned back from
the onslaught��and thrice the men of Troy were confounded and shaken
with terror。 Then the Greeks drew the body of Patroclus out of the dust
and the arrows�察�and laid him on a bier�察�and Achilles followed�察�weeping�察�for
he had sent his friend with chariot and horses to the war�察�but home again
he welcomed him never more。 Then the sun set and it was night。
Now one of the Trojans wished Hector to retire within the walls of
Troy�察�for certainly Achilles would to´morrow be foremost in the war。 But
Hector said�察 �Have ye not had your fill of being shut up behind walls�拭�
Let Achilles fight�察 �I will meet him in the open field。; The Trojans
cheered�察�and they camped in the plain�察�while in the hut of Achilles women
washed the dead body of Patroclus�察�and Achilles swore that he would slay
Hector。
In the dawn came Thetis�察�bearing to Achilles the new splendid armour
that the God had made for him。 Then Achilles put on that armour�察�and
roused his men�察�but Ulysses�察�who knew all the rules of honour��