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4. He was killed; and the god now bids us revenge it on his murderers, whoever they be.

. Where shall we come upon their track after all these years? Did he meet his death in house or field, at home or in some foreign land?

. In a foreign land: he was journey­ing to Delphi.

. Did no fellow-traveller see the deed? Was there none there who could be questioned?

. All perished but one man who fled in terror and could tell for certain but one thing of all he had seen.

. One thing might be a clue to many things.

. He said that they were fallen upon by a great troop of robbers.

. What robbers would be so daring unless bribed from here?

. Such things were indeed guessed at, but Laius once dead no avenger arose. We were amid our troubles.

. But when royalty had fallen what troubles could have hindered search?

. The riddling sphinx put those dark things out of our thoughts—we thought of what had come to our own doors.

. But I will start afresh and make the dark things plain. In doing right by