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1218—1238] . Long since should I have left thee, and should now have been near my ship, had I not seen Odysseus approaching, and the son of Achilles, too, coming hither to us.

. Wilt thou not tell me on what errand thou art returning in such hot haste?

. To undo the fault that I committed before.

. A strange saying; and what was the fault?

. When, obeying thee and all the host—

. What deed didst thou, that became thee not?

. When I ensnared a man with base fraud and guile.

. Whom? Alas!—canst thou be planning some rash act?

. Rash,—no: but to the son of Poeas—

. What wilt thou do? A strange fear comes over me…

. —from whom I took this bow, to him again—

. Zeus! what would'st thou say? Thou wilt not give it back?

. Yea, I have gotten it basely and without right.

. In the name of the gods, sayest thou this to mock me?

. If it be mockery to speak the truth.

. What meanest thou, son of Achilles? What hast thou said?

. Must I repeat the same words twice and thrice?