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women�察 �some years before�察 �had murdered all their husbands�察 �out of
jealousy�察�in a single night。 The Greeks had landed in Lemnos�察�on their
way to Troy�察 �and there Philoctetes had shot an arrow at a great water
dragon which lived in a well within a cave in the lonely hills。 But when
he entered the cave the dragon bit him�察�and�察�though he killed it at last�察�its
poisonous teeth wounded his foot。 The wound never healed�察�but dripped
with venom�察�and Philoctetes�察�in terrible pain�察�kept all the camp awake at
night by his cries。
The Greeks were sorry for him�察�but he was not a pleasant companion�察�
shrieking as he did�察�and exuding poison wherever he came。 So they left
him on the lonely island�察�and did not know whether he was alive or dead。
Calchas ought to have told the Greeks not to desert Philoctetes at the time�察�
if he was so important that Troy�察 �as the prophet now said�察 �could not be
taken without him。 But now�察�as he must give some advice�察�Calchas said
that Philoctetes must be brought back�察�so Ulysses and Diomede went to
bring him。 They sailed to Lemnos�察 �a melancholy place they found it�察�
with no smoke rising from the ruinous houses along the shore。 As they
were landing they learned that Philoctetes was not dead�察�for his dismal old
cries of pain�察�ototototoi�察�ai�察�ai�察�pheu�察�pheu�察�ototototoi�察�came echoing from
a cave on the beach。 To this cave the princes went�察�and found a terrible´
looking man�察 �with long�察 �dirty�察 �dry hair and beard�察 �he was worn to a
skeleton�察�with hollow eyes�察�and lay moaning in a mass of the feathers of
sea birds。 His great bow and his arrows lay ready to his hand�此�with
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these he used to shoot the sea birds�察�which were all that he had to eat�察�and
their feathers littered all the floor of his cave�察 �and they were none the
better for the poison that dripped from his wounded foot。
When this horrible creature saw Ulysses and Diomede coming near�察�he
seized his bow and fitted a poisonous arrow to the string�察�for he hated the
Greeks�察�because they had left him in the desert isle。 But the princes held
up their hands in sign of peace�察�and cried out that they had come to do him
kindness�察�so he laid down his bow�察�and they came in and sat on the rocks�察�
and promised that his wound should be healed�察�for the Greeks were very
much ashamed of having deserted him。 It was difficult to resist Ulysses
when he wished to persuade any one�察�and at last Philoctetes consented to
sail with them to Troy。 The oarsmen carried him down to the ship on a
litter�察�and there his dreadful wound was washed with warm water�察�and oil
was poured into it�察�and it was bound up with soft linen�察�so that his pain
grew less fierce�察 �and they gave him a good supper and wine enough�察�
which he had not tasted for many years。
Next morning they sailed�察�and had a fair west wind�察�so that they soon
landed among the Greeks and carried Philoctetes on shore。 Here
Podaleirius�察�the brother of Machaon�察�being a physician�察�did all that could
be done to heal the wound�察�and the pain left Philoctetes。 He was taken to
the hut of Agamemnon�察 �who welcomed him�察 �and said that the Greeks
repented of their cruelty。 They gave him seven female slaves to take care
of him�察�and twenty swift horses�察�and twelve great vessels of bronze�察�and
told him that he was always to live with the greatest chiefs and feed at
their table。 So he was bathed�察 �and his hair was cut and combed and
anointed with oil�察�and soon he was eager and ready to fight�察�and to use his
great bow and poisoned arrows on the Trojans。 The use of poisoned
arrow´tips was thought unfair�察�but Philoctetes had no scruples。
Now in the next battle Paris was shooting down the Greeks with his
arrows�察 �when Philoctetes saw him�察 �and cried�此 �Dog�察 �you are proud of
your archery and of the arrow that slew the great Achilles。 But�察�behold�察�I
am a better bowman than you�察�by far�察�and the bow in my hands was borne
by the strong man Heracles� ─ �So he cried and drew the bowstring to his
breast and the poisoned arrowhead to the bow�察�and the bowstring rang�察�and
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the arrow flew�察�and did but graze the hand of Paris。 Then the bitter pain
of the poison came upon him�察�and the Trojans carried him into their city�察�
where the physicians tended him all night。 But he never slept�察 �and lay
tossing in agony till dawn�察�when he said�此 �There is but one hope。 Take
me to OEnone�察�the nymph of Mount Ida� ─�
;Then his friends laid Paris on a litter�察�and bore him up the steep path
to Mount Ida。 Often had he climbed it swiftly�察�when he was young�察�and
went to see the nymph who loved him�察�but for many a day he had not trod
the path where he was now carried in great pain and fear�察�for the poison
turned his blood to fire。 Little hope he had�察�for he knew how cruelly he
had deserted OEnone�察�and he saw that all the birds which were disturbed
in the wood flew away to the left hand�察�an omen of evil。
At last the bearers reached the cave where the nymph OEnone lived�察�
and they smelled the sweet fragrance of the cedar fire that burned on the
floor of the cave�察�and they heard the nymph singing a melancholy song。
Then Paris called to her in the voice which she had once loved to hear�察�and
she grew very pale�察�and rose up�察�saying to herself�察 �The day has come for
which I have prayed。 He is sore hurt�察�and has come to bid me heal his
wound。; So she came and stood in the doorway of the dark cave�察�white
against the darkness�察�and the bearers laid Paris on the litter at the feet of
OEnone�察�and he stretched forth his hands to touch her knees�察�as was the
manner of suppliants。 But she drew back and gathered her robe about her�察�
that he might not touch it with his hands。
Then he said�此 �Lady�察�despise me not�察�and hate me not�察�for my pain is
more than I can bear。 Truly it was by no will of mine that I left you
lonely here�察 �for the Fates that no man may escape led me to Helen。
Would that I had died in your arms before I saw her face� �But now I
beseech you in the name of the Gods�察�and for the memory of our love�察�that
you will have pity on me and heal my hurt�察�and not refuse your grace and
let me die here at your feet。;
Then OEnone answered scornfully�此 �Why have you come here to me�拭�
Surely for years you have not come this way�察 �where the path was once
worn with your feet。 But long ago you left me lonely and lamenting�察�for
the love of Helen of the fair hands。 Surely she is much more beautiful
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than the love of your youth�察�and far more able to help you�察�for men say
that she can never know old age and death。 Go home to Helen and let her
take away your pain。;
Thus OEnone spoke�察 �and went within the cave�察 �where she threw
herself down among the ashes of the hearth and sobbed for anger and
sorrow。 In a little while she rose and went t