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parts   of   the   palace。   Then   there   was   a   clatter   of   silver   dishes�察  �or   golden 

ones�察�which made him imagine a rich feast in a splendid banqueting hall。 

But by and by he heard a tremendous grunting and squealing�察�and then a 

sudden   scampering�察  �like   that   of   small�察  �hard   hoofs   over   a   marble   floor�察�

while the voices of the mistress and her four handmaidens were screaming 

all together�察�in tones of anger and derision。 Eurylochus could not conceive 

what had happened�察�unless a drove of swine had broken into the palace�察�

attracted by the smell of the feast。 Chancing to cast his eyes at the fountain�察�

he saw that it did not shift its shape�察�as formerly�察�nor looked either like a 

long´robed man�察�or a lion�察�a tiger�察�a wolf�察�or an ass。 It looked like nothing 

but a hog�察�which lay wallowing in the marble basin�察�and filled it from brim 

to brim。 



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     But   we  must   leave  the  prudent   Eurylochus   waiting in   the  outer   hall�察�

and follow his friends into the inner secrecy of the palace。 As soon as the 

beautiful woman saw them�察�she arose from the loom�察�as I have told you�察�

and came forward�察�smiling�察�and stretching out her hand。 She took the hand 

of the foremost among them�察�and bade him and the whole party welcome。 

     ;You have been long expected�察�my good friends�察─�said she。 ;I and my 

maidens   are   well   acquainted   with   you�察  �although   you   do   not   appear   to 

recognize us。 Look at this piece of tapestry�察�and judge if your faces must 

not have been familiar to us。; 

     So the voyagers examined the web of cloth which the beautiful woman 

had been weaving in her loom�察�and�察�to their vast astonishment�察�they saw 

their own figures perfectly represented in different colored threads。 It was 

a life´like picture of their recent adventures�察�showing them in the cave of 

Polyphemus�察�and how they had put out his one great moony eye�察�while in 

another part of the tapestry they were untying the leathern bags�察�puffed out 

with   contrary  winds�察  �and   farther   on�察 �they  beheld themselves   scampering 

away from the gigantic king of the Laestrygons�察�who had caught one of 

them by the leg。 Lastly�察�there they were�察�sitting on the desolate shore of 

this   very   island�察  �hungry   and   downcast�察  �and   looking   ruefully   at   the   bare 

bones of the stag which they devoured yesterday。 This was as far as the 

work had yet proceeded�察�but when the beautiful woman should again sit 

down at her loom�察�she would probably make a picture of what had since 

happened to the strangers�察�and of what was now going to happen。 

     ;You   see�察─  �she   said�察   �that   I   know   all   about   your   troubles�察  �and   you 

cannot doubt that   I desire   to make   you happy  for as long a   time as   you 

may remain with me。 For this purpose�察�my honored guests�察�I have ordered 

a   banquet   to   be prepared。  Fish�察  �fowl�察 �and   flesh�察  �roasted�察 �and   in   luscious 

stews�察�and seasoned�察�I trust�察�to all your tastes�察�are ready to be served up。 If 

your appetites tell you it is dinner time�察�then come with me to the festal 

saloon。; 

     At this kind invitation�察�the hungry mariners were quite overjoyed�察�and 

one     of  them�察   �taking    upon    himself    to   be   spokesman�察     �assured    their 

hospitable   hostess   that   any   hour   of   the   day   was   dinner   time   with   them�察�

whenever they could get flesh to put in the pot�察�and fire to boil it with。 So 



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the beautiful woman led the way�察�and the four maidens ��one of them had 

sea´green hair�察�another a bodice of oak bark�察�a third sprinkled a shower of 

water drops from her fingers' ends�察�and the fourth had some other oddity�察�

which I have forgotten���察�all these followed behind�察�and hurried the guests 

along�察  �until   they   entered   a   magnificent   saloon。   It   was   built   in   a   perfect 

oval�察  �and    lighted   from   a   crystal    dome   above。     Around   the     walls   were 

ranged two and twenty thrones�察�overhung by canopies of crimson and gold�察�

and    provided      with   the   softest   of  cushions�察    �which    were    tasselled    and 

fringed with gold cord。 Each of the strangers was invited to sit down�察�and 

there   they   were�察  �two   and   twenty   storm´   beaten   mariners�察  �in   worn   and 

tattered garb�察�sitting on two and twenty cushioned and canopied thrones�察�

so rich and gorgeous that the proudest monarch had nothing more splendid 

in his stateliest hall。 

     Then you might have seen the guests nodding�察�winking with one eye�察�

and leaning from one throne to another�察�to communicate their satisfaction 

in hoarse whispers。 

     ;Our good hostess has made   kings of us all�察─  �said one。  ;Ha� �do   you 

smell   the   feast�拭  �I'll   engage   it   will   be   fit   to   set   before   two   and   twenty 

kings。; 

     ;I   hope�察─  �said   another�察   �it   will   be�察  �mainly�察  �good   substantial   joints�察�

sirloins�察�spareribs�察�and hinder quarters�察�without too many kickshaws。 If I 

thought the good lady would not take it amiss�察�I should call for a fat slice 

of fried bacon to begin with。; 

     Ah�察�the gluttons and gormandizers� �You see how it was with them。 In 

the loftiest seats of dignity�察�on royal thrones�察�they could think of nothing 

but their greedy appetite�察�which was the portion of their nature that they 

shared   with   wolves   and   swine�察  �so   that   they   resembled   those   vilest   of 

animals   far   more   than   they   did   kingsif�察  �indeed�察  �kings   were   what   they 

ought to be。 

     But   the   beautiful   woman   now   clapped   her   hands�察  �and   immediately 

there entered a train of two and twenty serving man�察�bringing dishes of the 

richest food�察�all hot from the kitchen fire�察�and sending up such a steam that 

it   hung   like   a   cloud   below   the   crystal   dome   of   the   saloon。   An     equal 

number   of   attendants   brought   great   flagons   of   wine�察  �of   various   kinds�察�



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some of which sparkled as it was poured out�察�and went bubbling down the 

throat�察�while�察�of other sorts�察�the purple liquor was so clear that you could 

see   the   wrought   figures   at   the   bottom   of   the   goblet。   While   the   servants 

supplied the two and twenty guests with food and drink�察�the hostess and 

her four maidens went from one throne to another�察�exhorting them to eat 

their   fill�察  �and   to   quaff   wine   abundantly�察  �and   thus   to   recompense   them´ 

selves�察�at this one banquet�察�for the many days when they had gone without 

a dinner。 But whenever the mariners were not looking at them ��which was 

pretty    often�察 �as   they  looked    chiefly    into  the  basins    and   platters���察 �the 

beautiful   woman   and   her   damsels   turned   aside�察  �and   laughed。   Even   the 

servants�察�as they knelt down to present the dishes�察�might be seen to grin 

and    sneer�察  �while    the   guests   were    helping    themselves     to   the  offered 

dainties。 

     And�察�once in a while�察�the strangers seemed to taste something that they 

did not like。 

     ;Here is an odd kind of spice in this dish�察─�said one。 ;I can't say it quite 

suits my palate。 Down it goes�察�however。; 

     ;Send a good draught of wine down your throat�察─�said his comrade on 

the next throne。 ;That is the stuff to make this sort of cookery relish well。 

Though I must needs say�察�the wine has a queer taste too。 But the more I 

drink of it�察�the better I like the flavor。; 

     Whatever little fault they might find with the dishes�察�they sat at dinner 

a prodigiously long while�察�and it would really have made you ashamed to 

see how they swilled down the liquor and gobbled up the food。 They sat 

on golden thrones�察�to be sure�察�but they behaved like pigs in a sty�察�and�察�if 

they had had their wits about them�察�they might have guessed that this was 

the opinion   of   their beautiful hostess   and her  maidens。   It   brings   a   blush 

into my face to reckon up�察�in my own mind�察�what mountains of meat and 

pudding�察  �and   what   gallons   of   wine�察  �these   two   and   twenty   guzzlers   and 

gormandizers ate and drank。 They forgot all about their homes�察�and their 

wives and children�察�and all about Ulysses�察�and everything else�察�except this 

banquet�察�at which they wanted to keep feasting forever。 But at length they 

began to give over�察�from mere incapacity to hold any more。 

     ;That last bit of fat is too much for me�察─�said one。 



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     ;And   I   have   not   room   for   another   morsel�察─  �said   his   next   neighbor�察�

heaving a sigh。 ;What a pity� �My appetite is as sharp as ever。; 

     In short�察�they all left off eating�察�and leaned back on their thrones�察�with 

such   a   stupid   and   helpless   aspect   as   made   them   ridiculous   to   behold。 

When their hostess saw this�察�she laughed aloud�察�so did her four damsels�察�

so did the two and twenty serving men that bore the dishes�察�and their two 

and   twenty   fellows   that   poured   out   the   wine。   And   the   louder   they   all 

laughed�察     �the    more     stupid    and    helpless    did    the   two    and    twenty 

gormandizers look。 Then the beautiful woman took her stand in the middle 

of the saloon�察�and stretching out a slender rod ��it had been all the while in 

her  hand�察  �although   they  never   noticed   it   till   this   moment���察  �she   turned   it 

from     one   guest   to   another�察  �until   each   had   felt  it  p

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