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Rh and leaving Homer in the house, assuring him that he would not fail to return quickly, he departed. Arrived at Bolissus, a small town, at a little distance from the farm, he related to his master all that he knew of Homer, speaking of his arrival as an astonishing thing, and demanding to know his wishes on the subject. His master did not like the occurrence, and blamed Glaucus for his foolishness, in admitting a blind man to his table. Nevertheless, he ordered Homer to be brought to him.

Glaucus, on his return, related to Homer all the particulars of his visit, and begged him to follow him thither, telling him that all his future happiness and good fortune depended on his going to Bolissus. Homer acquiesced in what he said. Glaucus presented him to his master, who found him to be a man of information and talent, and offered to retain him in his house if he would instruct his children, who were yet very young. Homer accepted these proposals. It was at Bolissus, in the house of this Chian citizen, that he composed the Cercopia, the Batrachomyomachia, the Epici-