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smock and a very dirty old cloak�察�full of holes�察�and stained with smoke。 

Over everything he wore the skin of a stag�察�with half the hair worn off�察�

and he   carried   a staff�察  �and   a   filthy tattered   wallet�察  �to put   food in�察  �which 

swung from his neck by a cord。              He came crouching and smiling up to 

the   door   of   the   hut   of   Diomede�察  �and   sat   down   just   within   the   doorway�察�

where beggars still sit in the East。         Diomede saw him�察�and sent him a loaf 

and two handfuls of flesh�察�which the beggar laid on his wallet�察�between his 

feet�察�and he made his supper greedily�察�gnawing a bone like a dog。 

     After   supper   Diomede   asked   him  who   he   was   and   whence he   came�察�

and he told a long story about how he had been a Cretan pirate�察�and had 

been taken prisoner by the Egyptians when he was robbing there�察�and how 

he had worked for many years in their stone quarries�察�where the sun had 

burned   him   brown�察  �and   had   escaped   by   hiding   among   the   great   stones�察�

carried   down   the   Nile   in   a   raft�察  �for   building   a   temple   on   the   seashore。 

The raft arrived at night�察�and the beggar said that he stole out from it in the 

dark and found a Phoenician ship in the harbour�察�and the Phoenicians took 

him on board�察�meaning to sell him somewhere as a slave。                    But a tempest 

came on and wrecked the ship off the Isle of Tenedos�察�which is near Troy�察�

and the beggar alone escaped to the island on a plank of the ship。                   From 

Tenedos he had come to Troy in a fisher's boat�察�hoping to make himself 

useful in the camp�察�and earn enough to keep body and soul together till he 

could find a ship sailing to Crete。 

     He made his story rather amusing�察�describing the strange ways of the 

Egyptians�察�how they worshipped cats and bulls�察�and did everything in just 

the opposite of the Greek way of doing things。 So Diomede let him have a 

rug and blankets to sleep on in the portico of the hut�察�and next day the old 



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wretch went begging about the camp and talking with the soldiers。                     Now 

he was a most impudent and annoying old vagabond�察�and was always in 

quarrels。     If there was a disagreeable story about the father or grandfather 

of any of the princes�察�he knew it and told it�察�so that he got a blow from the 

baton of Agamemnon�察�and Aias gave him a kick�察�and Idomeneus drubbed 

him   with   the   butt   of   his   spear  for   a   tale  about   his   grandmother�察 �and 

everybody hated him and called him a nuisance。                 He was for ever jeering 

at Ulysses�察�who was far away�察�and telling tales about Autolycus�察�and at last 

he stole a gold cup�察�a very large cup�察�with two handles�察�and a dove sitting 

on each handle�察�from the hut of Nestor。              The old chief was fond of this 

cup�察  �which   he   had   brought   from   home�察  �and�察  �when   it   was   found   in   the 

beggar's   dirty  wallet�察  �everybody   cried   that   he   must   be   driven   out   of   the 

camp     and   well   whipped。      So    Nestor's   son�察  �young    Thrasymedes�察     �with 

other young men�察�laughing and shouting�察�pushed and dragged the beggar 

close up to the Scaean gate of Troy�察�where Thrasymedes called with a loud 

voice�察 �O Trojans�察�we are sick of this shameless beggar。                   First we shall 

whip him well�察�and if he comes back we shall put out his eyes and cut off 

his hands and feet�察�and give him to the dogs to eat。 He may go to you�察�if he 

likes�察�if not�察�he must wander till he dies of hunger。; 

     The young men of Troy heard this and laughed�察�and a crowd gathered 

on the   wall   to   see the   beggar punished。       So Thrasymedes   whipped   him 

with his bowstring till he was tired�察�and they did not leave off beating the 

beggar till he ceased howling and fell�察�all bleeding�察�and lay still。                  Then 

Thrasymedes   gave   him   a   parting   kick�察  �and   went   away   with   his   friends。 

The   beggar   lay   quiet   for   some   time�察  �then   he   began   to   stir�察  �and   sat   up�察�

wiping the tears from his eyes�察�and shouting curses and bad words after 

the Greeks�察�praying that they might be speared in the back�察�and eaten by 

dogs。 

     At last he tried to stand up�察�but fell down again�察�and began to crawl on 

hands and knees towards the Scaean gate。               There he sat down�察�within the 

two side walls of the gate�察�where he cried and lamented。                  Now Helen of 

the fair hands came down from the gate tower�察�being sorry to see any man 

treated so much worse than a beast�察�and she spoke to the beggar and asked 

him why he had been used in this cruel way�拭�



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     At first he only moaned�察�and rubbed his sore sides�察�but at last he said 

that he was an unhappy man�察�who had been shipwrecked�察�and was begging 

his way home�察�and that the Greeks suspected him of being a spy sent out 

by   the   Trojans。   But   he   had   been   in   Lacedaemon�察  �her   own   country�察  �he 

said�察�and could tell her about her father�察�if she were�察�as he supposed�察�the 

beautiful Helen�察 �and about her brothers�察 �Castor and   Polydeuces�察�and her 

little daughter�察�Hermione。 

     ;But perhaps�察─�he said�察 �you are no mortal woman�察�but some goddess 

who favours the Trojans�察�and if indeed you are a goddess then I liken you 

to Aphrodite�察�for beauty�察�and stature�察�and shapeliness。; Then Helen wept�察�

for many a year had passed since she had heard any word of her father�察�

and daughter�察�and her brothers�察�who were dead�察�though she knew it not。 

So   she   stretched   out   her   white   hand�察  �and   raised   the   beggar�察  �who   was 

kneeling at her feet�察�and bade him follow her to her own house�察�within the 

palace garden of King Priam。 

     Helen   walked   forward�察  �with   a   bower   maiden   at   either   side�察  �and   the 

beggar   crawling   after   her。    When   she had   entered her   house�察 �Paris   was 

not there�察�so she ordered the bath to be filled with warm water�察�and new 

clothes to be brought�察�and she herself washed the old beggar and anointed 

him with oil。      This appears very strange to us�察�for though Saint Elizabeth 

of Hungary used to wash and clothe beggars�察�we are surprised that Helen 

should do so�察�who was not a saint。             But long afterwards she herself told 

the son of Ulysses�察�Telemachus�察�that she had washed his father when he 

came into Troy disguised as a beggar who had been sorely beaten。 

     You must have guessed that the beggar was Ulysses�察�who had not gone 

to   Delos   in   his   ship�察  �but   stolen   back   in   a   boat�察  �and   appeared   disguised 

among      the  Greeks。     He    did   all  this  to  make   sure   that  nobody     could 

recognise him�察�and he behaved so as to deserve a whipping that he might 

not   be   suspected   as   a   Greek   spy  by   the Trojans�察  �but   rather   be   pitied   by 

them。     Certainly he deserved his name of ;the much´enduring Ulysses。; 

     Meanwhile he sat in his bath and Helen washed his feet。                    But when 

she had done�察�and had anointed his wounds with olive oil�察�and when she 

had clothed him in a white tunic and a purple mantle�察�then she opened her 

lips   to   cry   out   with   amazement�察  �for   she   knew   Ulysses�察  �but   he   laid   his 



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finger    on   her   lips�察 �saying    ;Hush� ─     �Then      she  remembered        how    great 

danger   he   was   in�察  �for   the   Trojans�察  �if   they   found   him�察  �would   put   him   to 

some   cruel   death�察  �and   she   sat   down�察  �trembling   and   weeping�察  �while   he 

watched her。 

     ;Oh thou strange one�察─�she said�察 �how enduring is thy heart and how 

cunning   beyond   measure�           �How   hast   thou   borne   to   be   thus   beaten   and 

disgraced�察�and to come within the walls of Troy�拭                   �Well it is for thee that 

Paris�察  �my   lord�察  �is   far   from   home�察  �having   gone   to   guide   Penthesilea�察  �the 

Queen of the warrior maids whom men call Amazons�察�who is on her way 

to help the Trojans。; 

     Then Ulysses smiled�察�and Helen saw that she had said a word which 

she   ought   not   to   have   spoken�察  �and   had   revealed   the   secret   hope   of   the 

Trojans。      Then   she   wept�察  �and   said�察   �Oh   cruel   and   cunning�       �You   have 

made me betray the people with whom I live�察�though woe is me that ever I 

left my own people�察�and my husband dear�察�and my child� �And now if you 

escape   alive   out   of   Troy�察  �you   will   tell   the   Greeks�察  �and   they   will   lie   in 

ambush by night for the Amazons on the way to Troy and will slay them 

all。   If you and I were not friends long ago�察�I would tell the Trojans that 

you are here�察�and they would give your body to the dogs to eat�察�and fix 

your   head   on   the   palisade   above   the   wall。      Woe   is   me   that   ever   I   was 

born。; 

     Ulysses answered�察 �Lady�察�as you have said�察�we two are friends from of 

old�察�and your friend I will be till the last�察�when the Greeks break into Troy�察�

and slay the men�察�and carry the women captives。 If I live till that hour no 

man   shall   harm   you�察  �but   safely   and   in   honour   you   shall   come   to   your 

palace   in   Lacedaemon   of   the   rifted   hills。      Moreover�察  �I   swear   to   you   a 

great oath�察�by Zeus above�察�and by Them that under earth punish the souls 

of   men   who   swear   falsely�察  �that   I   shall   tell   no   man   the   thing   which   you 

have spoken。; 

     So when he had sworn a

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