tales of troy-第18部分

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arms　were　round　his　neck；　and　they　both　wept。　　That　night　Menelaus
fought　no　more；　but　they　tended　the　wound　of　Ulysses；　for　the　sword
of　Deiphobus　had　bitten　through　his　helmet。

When　dawn　came　Troy　lay　in　ashes；　and　the　women　were　being　driven
with　spear　shafts　to　the　ships；　and　the　men　were　left　unburied；　a
prey　to　dogs　and　all　manner　of　birds。　　Thus　the　grey　city　fell；
that　had　lorded　it　for　many　centuries。　　All　the　gold　and　silver　and
rich　embroideries；　and　ivory　and　amber；　the　horses　and　chariots；
were　divided　among　the　army；　all　but　a　treasure　of　silver　and　gold；
hidden　in　a　chest　within　a　hollow　of　the　wall；　and　this　treasure
was　found；　not　very　many　years　ago；　by　men　digging　deep　on　the　hill
where　Troy　once　stood。　　The　women；　too；　were　given　to　the　princes；
and　Neoptolemus　took　Andromache　to　his　home　in　Argos；　to　draw　water
from　the　well　and　to　be　the　slave　of　a　master；　and　Agamemnon
carried　beautiful　Cassandra；　the　daughter　of　Priam；　to　his　palace
in　Mycenae；　where　they　were　both　slain　in　one　night。　　Only　Helen
was　led　with　honour　to　the　ship　of　Menelaus。

The　story　of　all　that　happened　to　Ulysses　on　his　way　home　from　Troy
is　told　in　another　book；　〃Tales　of　the　Greek　Seas。〃





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