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till the blood came�察�and he sat down�察�wiping away his tears�察�and looking 

so foolish that the whole army laughed at him�察�and cheered Ulysses when 

he   and   Nestor   bade   them   arm   and   fight。      Agamemnon   still   believed   a 

good deal in his dream�察�and prayed that he might take Troy that very day�察�

and   kill   Hector。    Thus   Ulysses   alone   saved   the   army   from   a   cowardly 

retreat�察�but for him the ships would have been launched in an hour。                       But 

the Greeks armed and advanced in full force�察�all except Achilles and his 

friend Patroclus with their two or three thousand men。                   The Trojans also 

took     heart�察  �knowing      that   Achilles    would     not   fight�察  �and   the   armies 

approached   each   other。       Paris   himself�察  �with   two   spears   and   a   bow�察  �and 

without armour�察�walked into the space between the hosts�察�and challenged 

any   Greek   prince   to   single   combat。       Menelaus�察  �whose   wife   Paris   had 

carried away�察�was as glad as a hungry lion when he finds a stag or a goat�察�

and leaped in armour from his chariot�察�but Paris turned and slunk away�察�

like a man when he meets a great   serpent on a narrow   path in the   hills。 

Then Hector rebuked Paris for his cowardice�察�and Paris was ashamed and 

offered   to    end   the   war   by   fighting   Menelaus。      If   he   himself   fell�察  �the 

Trojans   must      give   up   Helen   and    all   her  jewels�察  �if  Menelaus   fell�察   �the 

Greeks were to return without fair Helen。               The Greeks accepted this plan�察�

and both sides disarmed themselves to look on at the fight in comfort�察�and 

they  meant   to   take the   most   solemn   oaths   to   keep peace   till   the   combat 

was lost and won�察�and the quarrel settled。               Hector sent into Troy for two 

lambs�察�which were to be sacrificed when the oaths were taken。 

     In   the   meantime   Helen   of   the   fair   hands   was   at   home   working   at   a 

great purple tapestry on which she embroidered the battles of the Greeks 

and Trojans。       It   was   just   like   the   tapestry   at   Bayeux   on   which   Norman 

ladies    embroidered       the   battles   in  the   Norman      Conquest      of   England。 

Helen   was   very   fond   of   embroidering�察  �like   poor   Mary�察  �Queen   of   Scots�察�

when   a   prisoner   in   Loch   Leven   Castle。       Probably   the   work   kept   both 

Helen and Mary from thinking of their past lives and their sorrows。 



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     When Helen heard that her husband was to fight Paris�察�she wept�察�and 

threw a shining veil over her head�察�and with her two bower maidens went 

to the roof of the gate tower�察�where king Priam was sitting with the old 

Trojan chiefs。       They saw her and said that it was small blame to fight for 

so beautiful a lady�察�and Priam called her ;dear child�察─�and said�察 �I do not 

blame   you�察  �I   blame   the   Gods   who   brought   about   this   war。;      But   Helen 

said that she wished she had died before she left her little daughter and her 

husband�察  �and   her   home�此       �Alas�   �shameless   me� ─        �Then   she   told   Priam 

the names of the chief Greek warriors�察�and of Ulysses�察�who was shorter by 

a   head    than    Agamemnon�察        �but   broader    in   chest   and   shoulders。      She 

wondered       that   she   could    not   see   her   own    two    brothers�察   �Castor    and 

Polydeuces�察�and thought that they kept aloof in shame for her sin�察�but the 

green grass covered their graves�察�for they had both died in battle�察�far away 

in Lacedaemon�察�their own country。 

     Then the lambs   were   sacrificed�察 �and the oaths   were taken�察 �and   Paris 

put on his brother's armour�察 �helmet�察�breastplate�察�shield�察�and leg´   armour。 

Lots   were   drawn   to   decide   whether   Paris   or   Menelaus   should   throw   his 

spear first�察�and�察�as Paris won�察�he threw his spear�察�but the point was blunted 

against   the   shield   of   Menelaus。      But   when   Menelaus   threw   his   spear   it 

went     clean    through    the   shield   of   Paris�察  �and   through     the   side   of  his 

breastplate�察    �but   only   grazed     his  robe。   Menelaus      drew     his  sword�察   �and 

rushed   in�察  �and   smote   at   the   crest   of   the   helmet   of   Paris�察  �but   his   bronze 

blade broke into four pieces。 Menelaus caught Paris by the horsehair crest 

of   his   helmet�察  �and   dragged   him   towards   the   Greeks�察  �but   the   chin´strap 

broke�察�and Menelaus turning round threw the helmet into the ranks of the 

Greeks。      But when Menelaus looked again for Paris�察�with a spear in his 

hand�察�he could see him nowhere�               �The Greeks believed that the beautiful 

goddess Aphrodite�察  �whom   the   Romans   called   Venus�察  �hid   him   in   a   thick 

cloud of darkness and carried him to his own house�察�where Helen of the 

fair   hands   found   him  and   said   to   him�察   �Would   that   thou   hadst   perished�察�

conquered by that great warrior who   was my lord�                     �Go   forth again   and 

challenge him to fight thee face to face。;             But Paris had no more desire to 

fight�察  �and   the   Goddess   threatened   Helen�察  �and   compelled   her   to   remain 

with him in Troy�察�coward as he had proved himself。                      Yet on other days 



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Paris fought well�察�it seems that he was afraid of Menelaus because�察�in his 

heart�察�he was ashamed of himself。 

     Meanwhile       Menelaus      was    seeking    for   Paris   everywhere�察     �and   the 

Trojans�察  �who hated   him�察  �would   have shown   his hiding   place。            But   they 

knew not where he was�察�and the Greeks claimed the victory�察�and thought 

that�察�as Paris had the worst of the fight�察�Helen would be restored to them�察�

and they would all sail home。 



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                    TROJAN VICTORIES 



     The war might now have ended�察�but an evil and foolish thought came 

to   Pandarus�察  �a   prince   of   Ida�察  �who   fought   for   the   Trojans。 He   chose   to 

shoot an arrow at Menelaus�察�contrary to the sworn vows of peace�察�and the 

arrow   pierced   the   breastplate   of   Menelaus   through   the   place   where   the 

clasped plates meet�察�and drew his blood。              Then Agamemnon�察�who loved 

his brother dearly�察�began to lament�察�saying that if he died�察�the army would 

all go home and Trojans would dance on the grave of Menelaus。                     ;Do not 

alarm all our army�察─�said Menelaus�察 �the arrow has done me little harm�察─�

and so it proved�察�for the surgeon easily drew the arrow out of the wound。 

     Then Agamemnon   hastened   here   and   there�察  �bidding   the   Greeks   arm 

and   attack   the   Trojans�察  �who   would   certainly   be   defeated�察  �for   they   had 

broken   the   oaths   of   peace。    But   with   his   usual   insolence   he   chose   to 

accuse Ulysses and Diomede of cowardice�察�though Diomede was as brave 

as    any   man�察   �and   Ulysses    had    just  prevented     the  whole     army    from 

launching their ships and going home。             Ulysses answered him with spirit�察�

but   Diomede  said   nothing   at   the  moment�察  �later  he spoke  his   mind。        He 

leaped from his chariot�察�and all the chiefs leaped down and advanced in 

line�察  �the   chariots    following    them�察   �while    the  spearmen      and   bowmen 

followed the chariots。         The Trojan   army  advanced�察�all   shouting   in  their 

different languages�察�but the Greeks came on silently。               Then the two front 


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