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and soon they will burn our ships�察�and for us there will be no return。;
Then all the men on the ship of Ulysses armed themselves�察 �and
Neoptolemus�察 �in the splendid armour of his father�察 �was the first to leap
ashore。 The Greeks could not come from the wall to welcome him�察�for
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they were fighting hard and hand´to´hand with Eurypylus and his men。
But they glanced back over their shoulders and it seemed to them that they
saw Achilles himself�察 �spear and sword in hand�察 �rushing to help them。
They raised a great battle´cry�察 �and�察 �when Neoptolemus reached the
battlements�察�he and Ulysses�察�and Diomede leaped down to the plain�察�the
Greeks following them�察 �and they all charged at once on the men of
Eurypylus�察�with levelled spears�察�and drove them from the wall。
Then the Trojans trembled�察�for they knew the shields of Diomede and
Ulysses�察�and they thought that the tall chief in the armour of Achilles was
Achilles himself�察�come back from the land of the dead to take vengeance
for Antilochus。 The Trojans fled�察�and gathered round Eurypylus�察�as in a
thunderstorm little children�察�afraid of the lightning and the noise�察�run and
cluster round their father�察�and hide their faces on his knees。
But Neoptolemus was spearing the Trojans�察 �as a man who carries at
night a beacon of fire in his boat on the sea spears the fishes that flock
around�察�drawn by the blaze of the flame。 Cruelly he avenged his father's
death on many a Trojan�察 �and the men whom Achilles had led followed
Achilles' son�察�slaying to right and left�察�and smiting the Trojans�察�as they ran�察�
between the shoulders with the spear。 Thus they fought and followed
while daylight lasted�察 �but when night fell�察 �they led Neoptolemus to his
father's hut�察�where the women washed him in the bath�察�and then he was
taken to feast with Agamemnon and Menelaus and the princes。 They all
welcomed him�察�and gave him glorious gifts�察�swords with silver hilts�察�and
cups of gold and silver�察 �and they were glad�察 �for they had driven the
Trojans from their wall�察 �and hoped that to´morrow they would slay
Eurypylus�察�and take Troy town。
But their hope was not to be fulfilled�察�for though next day Eurypylus
met Neoptolemus in the battle�察 �and was slain by him�察 �when the Greeks
chased the Trojans into their city so great a storm of lightning and thunder
and rain fell upon them that they retreated again to their camp。 They
believed that Zeus�察�the chief of the Gods�察�was angry with them�察�and the
days went by�察�and Troy still stood unconquered。
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THE SLAYING OF PARIS
When the Greeks were disheartened�察 �as they often were�察 �they
consulted Calchas the prophet。 He usually found that they must do
something�察 �or send for somebody�察 �and in doing so they diverted their
minds from their many misfortunes。 Now�察�as the Trojans were fighting
more bravely than before�察 �under Deiphobus�察 �a brother of Hector�察 �the
Greeks went to Calchas for advice�察�and he told them that they must send
Ulysses and Diomede to bring Philoctetes the bowman from the isle of
Lemnos。 This was an unhappy deserted island�察 �in which the married
women�察 �some years before�察 �had murdered all their husbands�察 �out of
jealousy�察�in a single night。 The Greeks had landed in Lemnos�察�on their
way to Troy�察 �and there Philoctetes had shot an arrow at a great water
dragon which lived in a well within a cave in the lonely hills。 But when
he entered the cave the dragon bit him�察�and�察�though he killed it at last�察�its
poisonous teeth wounded his foot。 The wound never healed�察�but dripped
with venom�察�and Philoctetes�察�in terrible pain�察�kept all the camp awake at
night by his cries。
The Greeks were sorry for him�察�but he was not a pleasant companion�察�
shrieking as he did�察�and exuding poison wherever he came。 So they left
him on the lonely island�察�and did not know whether he was alive or dead。
Calchas ought to have told the Greeks not to desert Philoctetes at the time�察�
if he was so important that Troy�察 �as the prophet now said�察 �could not be
taken without him。 But now�察�as he must give some advice�察�Calchas said
that Philoctetes must be brought back�察�so Ulysses and Diomede went to
bring him。 They sailed to Lemnos�察 �a melancholy place they found it�察�
with no smoke rising from the ruinous houses along the shore。 As they
were landing they learned that Philoctetes was not dead�察�for his dismal old
cries of pain�察�ototototoi�察�ai�察�ai�察�pheu�察�pheu�察�ototototoi�察�came echoing from
a cave on the beach。 To this cave the princes went�察�and found a terrible´
looking man�察 �with long�察 �dirty�察 �dry hair and beard�察 �he was worn to a
skeleton�察�with hollow eyes�察�and lay moaning in a mass of the feathers of
sea birds。 His great bow and his arrows lay ready to his hand�此�with
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these he used to shoot the sea birds�察�which were all that he had to eat�察�and
their feathers littered all the floor of his cave�察 �and they were none the
better for the poison that dripped from his wounded foot。
When this horrible creature saw Ulysses and Diomede coming near�察�he
seized his bow and fitted a poisonous arrow to the string�察�for he hated the
Greeks�察�because they had left him in the desert isle。 But the princes held
up their hands in sign of peace�察�and cried out that they had come to do him
kindness�察�so he laid down his bow�察�and they came in and sat on the rocks�察�
and promised that his wound should be healed�察�for the Greeks were very
much ashamed of having deserted him。 It was difficult to resist Ulysses
when he wished to persuade any one�察�and at last Philoctetes consented to
sail with them to Troy。 The oarsmen carried him down to the ship on a
litter�察�and there his dreadful wound was washed with warm water�察�and oil
was poured into it�察�and it was bound up with soft linen�察�so that his pain
grew less fierce�察 �and they gave him a good supper and wine enough�察�
which he had not tasted for many years。
Next morning they sailed�察�and had a fair west wind�察�so that they soon
landed among the Greeks and carried Philoctetes on shore。 Here
Podaleirius�察�the brother of Machaon�察�being a physician�察�did all that could
be done to heal the wound�察�and the pain left Philoctetes。 He was taken to
the hut of Agamemnon�察 �who welcomed him�察 �and said that the Greeks
repented of their cruelty。 They gave him seven female slaves to take care
of him�察�and twenty swift horses�察�and twelve great vessels of bronze�察�and
told him that he was always to live with the greatest chiefs and feed at
their table。 So he was bathed�察 �and his hair was cut and combed and
anointed with oil�察�and soon he was eager and ready to fight�察�and to use his
great bow and poisoned arrows on the Trojans。 The use of poisoned
arrow´tips was thought unfair�察�but Philoctetes had no scruples。
Now in the next battle Paris was shooting down the Greeks with his
arrows�察 �when Philoctetes saw him�察 �and cried�此 �Dog�察 �you are proud of
your archery and of the arrow that slew the great Achilles。 But�察�behold�察�I
am a better bowman than you�察�by far�察�and the bow in my hands was borne
by the strong man Heracles� ─ �So he cried and drew the bowstring to his
breast and the poisoned arrowhead to the bow�察�and the bowstring rang�察�and
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the arrow flew�察�and did but graze the hand of Paris。 Then the bitter pain
of the poison came upon him�察�and the Trojans carried him into their city�察�
where the physicians tended him all night。 But he never slept�察 �and lay
tossing in agony till dawn�察�when he said�此 �There is but one hope。 Take
me to OEnone�察�the nymph of Mount Ida� ─�
;Then his friends laid Paris on a litter�察�and bore him up the steep path
to Mount Ida。 Often had he climbed it swiftly�察�when he was young�察�and
went to see the nymph who loved him�察�but for many a day he had not trod
the path where he was now carried in great pain and fear�察�for the poison
turned his blood to fire。 Little hope he had�察�for he knew how cruelly he
had deserted OEnone�察�and he saw that all the birds which were disturbed
in the wood flew away to the left hand�察�an omen of evil。
At last the bearers reached the cave where the nymph OEnone lived�察�
and they smelled the sweet fragrance of the cedar fire that burned on the
floor of the cave�察�and they heard the nymph singing a melancholy song。
Then Paris called to her in the voice which she had