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368 . I should have wished not to hear them at all.

. Rest assured that I have nothing more to say.

. There is a power, I tell thee, that shall prevent thy deed.

. What meanest thou? Who is to hinder me in this?

. The whole host of the Achaeans,—and I for one.

. Wise though thou be, thy words are void of wisdom.

. Thy speech is not wise, nor yet thy purpose.

. But if just, that is better than wise.

. And how is it just, to give up what thou hast won by my counsels? . My fault hath been shameful, and I must seek to retrieve it.

. Hast thou no fear of the Achaean host, in doing this?

. With justice on my side, I do not fear thy terrors.

[. But I will compel thee.]

. Nay, not even to thy force do I yield obedience.

. Then we shall fight, not with the Trojans, but with thee.

. Come, then, what must. . Seest thou my right hand on my sword-hilt? . Nay, thou shalt see me doing the same, and that promptly.

. Well, I will take no more heed of thee; but I will go and tell this to all the host, and by them thou shalt be punished.

. Thou hast come to thy senses; and if thou art