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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