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and his crown�察�and the golden chain about his neck�察�so he was forced to 

take the shape of a gaudy´feathered bird。 The lions�察�and wolves�察�and tigers�察�

who will come running to meet you�察�in front of the palace�察�were formerly 

fierce   and   cruel    men�察  �resembling   in   their   disposition   the   wild   beasts 

whose forms they now rightfully wear。; 

     ;And   my   poor   companions�察─  �said   Ulysses。   ;Have   they   undergone   a 

similar change�察�through the arts of this wicked Circe�拭─�

     ;You   well   know  what   gormandizers   they  were�察─  �replied   Quicksilver�察�

and rogue that he was�察�he could not help laughing at the joke。 ;So you will 

not be   surprised   to   hear that   they  have   all taken the   shapes of   swine�   �If 

Circe had never done anything worse�察�I really should not think her so very 

much to blame。; 

     ;But can I do nothing to help them�拭─�inquired Ulysses。 

     ;It will require all your wisdom�察─�said Quicksilver�察 �and a little of my 

own   into   the   bargain�察  �to   keep   your   royal   and   sagacious   self   from   being 

transformed into a fox。 But do as I bid you�察�and the matter may end better 

than it has begun。; 

     While     he   was    speaking�察    �Quicksilver     seemed      to  be   in  search    of 

something�察�he went stooping along the ground�察�and soon laid his hand on a 

little   plant   with   a   snow´white   flower�察  �which   he   plucked   and   smelt   of。 

Ulysses      had   been    looking    at  that  very    spot   only   just  before�察   �and   it 

appeared to him that the plant had burst into full flower the instant when 

Quicksilver touched it with his fingers。 

     ;Take  this   flower�察  �King   Ulysses�察─  �said   he。   ;Guard   it   as   you   do   your 

eyesight�察�for I can assure you it is exceedingly rare and precious�察�and you 

might seek the whole earth over without ever finding another like it。 Keep 

it in your hand�察�and smell of it frequently after you enter the palace�察�and 

while you are talking with the enchantress。 Especially when she offers you 

food�察�or a draught of wine out of her goblet�察�be careful to fill your nostrils 

with the flower's fragrance。 Follow these directions�察�and you may defy her 

magic arts to change you into a fox。; 

     Quicksilver   then   gave   him   some   further   advice   how   to   behave�察  �and 

bidding   him   be   bold   and   prudent�察  �again   assured   him   that�察  �powerful   as 

Circe   was�察  �he   would   have   a   fair   prospect   of   coming   safely   out   of   her 



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enchanted   palace。   After   listening   attentively�察  �Ulysses   thanked   his   good 

friend�察  �and   resumed   his   way。   But   he   had   taken   only   a   few   steps�察  �when�察�

recollecting some other questions which he wished to ask�察�he turned round 

again�察  �and   beheld   nobody   on   the   spot   where   Quicksilver   had   stood�察  �for 

that   winged   cap   of   his�察  �and   those   winged   shoes�察  �with   the   help   of   the 

winged staff�察�had carried him quickly out of sight。 

     When Ulysses reached the lawn�察�in front of the palace�察�the lions and 

other savage animals came bounding to meet him�察�and would have fawned 

upon him  and licked   his feet。  But the  wise king struck at   them with   his 

long spear�察�and sternly bade them begone out of his path�察�for he knew that 

they had once been bloodthirsty men�察�and would now tear him limb from 

limb�察�instead of fawning upon him�察�could they do the mischief that was in 

their   hearts。   The   wild   beasts   yelped   and   glared   at   him�察  �and   stood   at   a 

distance�察�while he ascended the palace steps。 

     On entering the hall�察�Ulysses saw the magic fountain in the center of it。 

The up´gushing water had now again taken the shape of a man in a long�察�

white�察�fleecy robe�察�who appeared to be making gestures of welcome。 The 

king   likewise   heard   the   noise   of   the   shuttle   in   the   loom   and   the   sweet 

melody   of   the   beautiful   woman's   song�察  �and   then   the   pleasant   voices   of 

herself and the four maidens talking together�察�with peals of merry laughter 

intermixed。      But   Ulysses    did   not  waste    much     time   in  listening   to  the 

laughter or the song。 He leaned his spear against one of the pillars of the 

hall�察�and then�察�after loosening his   sword in the scabbard�察�stepped   boldly 

forward�察�and threw the folding doors wide open。 The moment she beheld 

his stately figure standing in the doorway�察�the beautiful woman rose from 

the loom�察�and ran to meet him with a glad smile throwing its sunshine over 

her face�察�and both her hands extended。 

     ;Welcome�察�brave stranger� ─�cried she。 ;We were expecting you。; 

     And the nymph with the sea´green hair made a courtesy down to the 

ground�察�and likewise bade him welcome�察�so did her sister with the bodice 

of   oaken   bark�察  �and   she   that   sprinkled   dew´drops   from  her   fingers'   ends�察�

and the fourth one with some oddity which I cannot remember。 And Circe�察�

as the beautiful enchantress was called ��who had deluded so many persons 

that she did not doubt of being able to delude Ulysses�察�not imagining how 



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wise he was���察�again addressed him�此�

     ;Your   companions�察─  �said   she�察   �have   already   been   received   into   my 

palace�察�and have enjoyed the hospitable treatment to which the propriety 

of their behavior so well entitles them。 If such be your pleasure�察�you shall 

first take some refreshment�察�and then join them in the elegant apartment 

which they now occupy。 See�察�I and my maidens have been weaving their 

figures into this piece of tapestry。; 

     She pointed to the web of beautifully´woven cloth in the loom。 Circe 

and   the   four   nymphs   must   have   been   very   diligently   at   work   since   the 

arrival of   the   mariners�察�for   a   great   many   yards   of tapestry  had   nw   been 

wrought�察�in addition to what I before described。 In this new part�察�Ulysses 

saw   his   two   and   twenty   friends   represented   as   sitting   on   cushions   and 

canopied thrones�察�greedily devouring dainties�察�and quaffing deep draughts 

of   wine。   The   work   had   not   yet   gone   any   further。   O�察  �no�察  �indeed。   The 

enchantress was far too cunning to let Ulysses see the mischief which her 

magic arts had since brought upon the gormandizers。 

     ;As   for   yourself�察  �valiant   sir�察─  �said   Circe�察   �judging   by   the   dignity   of 

your aspect�察�I take you to be nothing less than a king。 Deign to follow me�察�

and you shall be treated as befits your rank。; 

     So   Ulysses      followed     her   into  the  oval   saloon�察  �where      his  two   and 

twenty comrades had devoured the banquet�察�which ended so disastrously 

for themselves。 But�察�all this while�察�he had held the snow´white flower in 

his hand�察�and had constantly smelt of it while Circe was speaking�察�and as 

he crossed the threshold of the saloon�察�he took good care to inhale several 

long and deep snuffs of its fragrance。 Instead of two and twenty thrones�察�

which   had   before   been   ranged   around   the   wall�察  �there   was   now   only   a 

single throne�察�in the center of the apartment。 But this was surely the most 

magnificent seat that ever a king or an emperor reposed himself upon�察�all 

made   of   chased   gold�察  �studded   with   precious   stones�察  �with   a   cushion   that 

looked   like   a   soft   heap   of   living   roses�察  �and   overhung   by   a   canopy   of 

sunlight   which   Circe   knew   how   to   weave   into   drapery。  The   enchantress 

took   Ulysses   by   the   hand�察  �and   made   him   sit   down   upon   this   dazzling 

throne。 Then�察�clapping her hands�察�she summoned the chief butler。 

     ;Bring hither�察─�said she�察 �the goblet that is set apart for kings to drink 



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out of。 And fill it with the same delicious wine which my royal brother�察�

King     Aetes�察  �praised   so   highly�察  �when    he  last  visited   me   with   my    fair 

daughter   Medea。   That   good   and   amiable   child�   �Were   she   now   here�察  �it 

would delight her to see me offering this wine to my honored guest。; 

     But Ulysses�察�while the butler was gone for the wine�察�held the snow´ 

white flower to his nose。 

     ;Is it a wholesome wine�拭─�he asked。 

     At   this   the   four   maidens   tittered�察  �whereupon   the   enchantress   looked 

round at them�察�with an aspect of severity。 

     ;It is the wholesomest juice that ever was squeezed out of the grape�察─�

said she�察 �for�察�instead of disguising a man�察�as other liquor is apt to do�察�it 

brings him to his true self�察�and shows him as he ought to be。; 

     The   chief   butler   liked   nothing   better   than   to   see   people   turned   into 

swine�察�or making any kind of a beast of themselves�察�so he made haste to 

bring the royal goblet�察�filled with a liquid as bright as gold�察�and which kept 

sparkling     upward�察    �and    throwing    a   sunny    spray   over    the  brim。    But�察�

delightfully   as   the   wine    looked�察  �it   was   mingled    with  the   most   potent 

enchantments that Circe knew how to concoct。 For every drop of the pure 

grape juice there were two drops of the pure mischief�察�and the danger of 

the thing was�察�that the mischief made it taste all the better。 The mere smell 

of the bubbles�察�which effervesced at the brim�察�was enough to turn a man's 

beard into pig's bristles�察�or make a lion's claws grow out of his fingers�察�or a 

fox's brush behind him。 

     ;Drink�察  �my   noble   guest�察─  �said   Circe�察  �smiling�察  �as 

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