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They reached the low lying city of Lacedaemon them where they	A
drove straight to the of abode Menelaus and found him in his own	B
house feasting with his many clansmen in honour of the wedding of his	C
son and also of his daughter whom he was marrying to the son of that	D
valiant warrior Achilles He had given his consent and promised her to	E
him while he was still at Troy and now the gods were bringing the	F
marriage about so he was sending her with chariots and horses to	E
the city of the Myrmidons over whom Achilles' son was reigning For	G
his only son he had found a bride from Sparta daughter of Alector	G
This son Megapenthes was born to him of a bondwoman for heaven	H
vouchsafed Helen no more children after she had borne Hermione who	E
was fair as golden Venus herself	I
So the neighbours and kinsmen of Menelaus were feasting and making	J
merry in his house There was a bard also to sing to them and play his	C
lyre while two tumblers went about performing in the midst of them	K
when the man struck up with his tune	L
Telemachus and the son of Nestor stayed their horses at the gate	M
whereon Eteoneus servant to Menelaus came out and as soon as he saw	N
them ran hurrying back into the house to tell his Master He went	O
close up to him and said Menelaus there are some strangers come	P
here two men who look like sons of Jove What are we to do Shall we	Q
take their horses out or tell them to find friends elsewhere as	R
they best can	S
Menelaus was very angry and said Eteoneus son of Boethous you	E
never used to be a fool but now you talk like a simpleton Take their	G
horses out of course and show the strangers in that they may have	T
supper you and I have stayed often enough at other people's houses	U
before we got back here where heaven grant that we may rest in	V
peace henceforward	O
So Eteoneus bustled back and bade other servants come with him They	A
took their sweating hands from under the yoke made them fast to the	F
mangers and gave them a feed of oats and barley mixed Then they	A
leaned the chariot against the end wall of the courtyard and led	O
the way into the house Telemachus and Pisistratus were astonished	O
when they saw it for its splendour was as that of the sun and moon	L
then when they had admired everything to their heart's content	O
they went into the bath room and washed themselves	W
When the servants had washed them and anointed them with oil they	A
brought them woollen cloaks and shirts and the two took their seats	X
by the side of Menelaus A maidservant brought them water in a	F
beautiful golden ewer and poured it into a silver basin for them to	O
wash their hands and she drew a clean table beside them An upper	G
servant brought them bread and offered them many good things of	Y
what there was in the house while the carver fetched them plates of	Y
all manner of meats and set cups of gold by their side	O
Menelaus then greeted them saying Fall to and welcome when you	O
have done supper I shall ask who you are for the lineage of such	Z
men as you cannot have been lost You must be descended from a line of	Y
sceptre bearing kings for poor people do not have such sons as you	O
are	G
On this he handed them a piece of fat roast loin which had been set	O
near him as being a prime part and they laid their hands on the	F
good things that were before them as soon as they had had enough to	O
eat and drink Telemachus said to the son of Nestor with his head	O
so close that no one might hear Look Pisistratus man after my	A2
own heart see the gleam of bronze and gold of amber ivory and	O
silver Everything is so splendid that it is like seeing the palace of	Y
Olympian Jove I am lost in admiration	H
Menelaus overheard him and said No one my sons can hold his	C
own with Jove for his house and everything about him is immortal but	O
among mortal men well there may be another who has as much wealth as	R
I have or there may not but at all events I have travelled much	Z
and have undergone much hardship for it was nearly eight years before	G
I could get home with my fleet I went to Cyprus Phoenicia and the	F
Egyptians I went also to the Ethiopians the Sidonians and the	F
Erembians and to Libya where the lambs have horns as soon as they are	G
born and the sheep lamb down three times a year Every one in that	O
country whether master or man has plenty of cheese meat and good	O
milk for the ewes yield all the year round But while I was	B2
travelling and getting great riches among these people my brother was	B2
secretly and shockingly murdered through the perfidy of his wicked	O
wife so that I have no pleasure in being lord of all this wealth	C2
Whoever your parents may be they must have told you about all this	D2
and of my heavy loss in the ruin of a stately mansion fully and	O
magnificently furnished Would that I had only a third of what I now	E2
have so that I had stayed at home and all those were living who	O
perished on the plain of Troy far from Argos I of grieve as I sit	O
here in my house for one and all of them At times I cry aloud for	G
sorrow but presently I leave off again for crying is cold comfort	O
and one soon tires of it Yet grieve for these as I may I do so for	G
one man more than for them all I cannot even think of him without	O
loathing both food and sleep so miserable does he make me for no one	H
of all the Achaeans worked so hard or risked so much as he did He	Q
took nothing by it and has left a legacy of sorrow to myself for	G
he has been gone a long time and we know not whether he is alive or	G
dead His old father his long suffering wife Penelope and his son	H
Telemachus whom he left behind him an infant in arms are plunged	O
in grief on his account	O
Thus spoke Menelaus and the heart of Telemachus yearned as he	Q
bethought him of his father Tears fell from his eyes as he heard	O
him thus mentioned so that he held his cloak before his face with	F2
both hands When Menelaus saw this he doubted whether to let him	G2
choose his own time for speaking or to ask him at once and find	O
what it was all about	O
While he was thus in two minds Helen came down from her high vaulted	O
and perfumed room looking as lovely as Diana herself Adraste brought	O
her a seat Alcippe a soft woollen rug while Phylo fetched her the	F
silver work box which Alcandra wife of Polybus had given her	G
Polybus lived in Egyptian Thebes which is the richest city in the	F
whole world he gave Menelaus two baths both of pure silver two	O
tripods and ten talents of gold besides all this his wife gave	H2
Helen some beautiful presents to wit a golden distaff and a	F
silver work box that ran on wheels with a gold band round the top	I2
of it Phylo now placed this by her side full of fine spun yarn	J2
and a distaff charged with violet coloured wool was laid upon the	F
top of it Then Helen took her seat put her feet upon the	F
footstool and began to question her husband	O
Do we know Menelaus said she the names of these strangers	K2
who have come to visit us Shall I guess right or wrong but I	A2
cannot help saying what I think Never yet have I seen either man or	G
woman so like somebody else indeed when I look at him I hardly know	L2
what to think as this young man is like Telemachus whom Ulysses left	O
as a baby behind him when you Achaeans went to Troy with battle in	V
your hearts on account of my most shameless self	I
My dear wife replied Menelaus I see the likeness just as you	O
do His hands and feet are just like Ulysses' so is his hair with	F2
the shape of his head and the expression of his eyes Moreover when I	A2
was talking about Ulysses and saying how much he had suffered on my	A2
account tears fell from his eyes and he hid his face in his mantle	M2
Then Pisistratus said Menelaus son of Atreus you are right in	V
thinking that this young man is Telemachus but he is very modest and	O
is ashamed to come here and begin opening up discourse with one	H
whose conversation is so divinely	Q

Homer

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