sword。　　To…morrow　we　shall　sail　for　Troy。〃　　He　led　them　into　the
  palace　to　dine；　and　there　they　found　his　mother；　beautiful
  Deidamia；　in　mourning　raiment；　and　she　wept　when　she　heard　that
  they　had　come　to　take　her　son　away。　　But　Neoptolemus　comforted　her；
  promising　to　return　safely　with　the　spoils　of　Troy；　〃or；　even　if　I
  fall；〃　he　said；　〃it　will　be　after　doing　deeds　worthy　of　my　father's
  name。〃　　So　next　day　they　sailed；　leaving　Deidamia　mournful；　like　a
  swallow　whose　nest　a　serpent　has　found；　and　has　killed　her　young
  ones；　even　so　she　wailed；　and　went　up　and　down　in　the　house。　　But
  the　ship　ran　swiftly　on　her　way；　cleaving　the　dark　waves　till
  Ulysses　showed　Neoptolemus　the　far　off　snowy　crest　of　Mount　Ida；
  and　Tenedos；　the　island　near　Troy；　and　they　passed　the　plain　where
  the　tomb　of　Achilles　stands；　but　Ulysses　did　not　tell　the　son　that
  it　was　his　father's　tomb。
  Now　all　this　time　the　Greeks；　shut　up　within　their　wall　and
  fighting　from　their　towers；　were　looking　back　across　the　sea；　eager
  to　spy　the　ship　of　Ulysses；　like　men　wrecked　on　a　desert　island；
  who　keep　watch　every　day　for　a　sail　afar　off；　hoping　that　the
  seamen　will　touch　at　their　isle　and　have　pity　upon　them；　and　carry
  them　home；　so　the　Greeks　kept　watch　for　the　ship　bearing
  Neoptolemus。
  Diomede；　too；　had　been　watching　the　shore；　and　when　they　came　in
  sight　of　the　ships　of　the　Greeks；　he　saw　that　they　were　being
  besieged　by　the　Trojans；　and　that　all　the　Greek　army　was　penned　up
  within　the　wall；　and　was　fighting　from　the　towers。　　Then　he　cried
  aloud　to　Ulysses　and　Neoptolemus；　〃Make　haste；　friends；　let　us　arm
  before　we　land；　for　some　great　evil　has　fallen　upon　the　Greeks。
  The　Trojans　are　attacking　our　wall；　and　soon　they　will　burn　our
  ships；　and　for　us　there　will　be　no　return。〃
  Then　all　the　men　on　the　ship　of　Ulysses　armed　themselves；　and
  Neoptolemus；　in　the　splendid　armour　of　his　father；　was　the　first　to
  leap　ashore。　　The　Greeks　could　not　come　from　the　wall　to　welcome
  him；　for　they　were　fighting　hard　and　hand…to…hand　with　Eurypylus
  and　his　men。　　But　they　glanced　back　over　their　shoulders　and　it
  seemed　to　them　that　they　saw　Achilles　himself；　spear　and　sword　in
  hand；　rushing　to　help　them。　　They　raised　a　great　battle…cry；　and；
  when　Neoptolemus　reached　the　battlements；　he　and　Ulysses；　and
  Diomede　leaped　down　to　the　plain；　the　Greeks　following　them；　and
  they　all　charged　at　once　on　the　men　of　Eurypylus；　with　levelled
  spears；　and　drove　them　from　the　wall。
  Then　the　Trojans　trembled；　for　they　knew　the　shields　of　Diomede　and
  Ulysses；　and　they　thought　that　the　tall　chief　in　the　armour　of
  Achilles　was　Achilles　himself；　come　back　from　the　land　of　the　dead
  to　take　vengeance　for　Antilochus。　　The　Trojans　fled；　and　gathered
  round　Eurypylus；　as　in　a　thunderstorm　little　children；　afraid　of
  the　lightning　and　the　noise；　run　and　cluster　round　their　father；
  and　hide　their　faces　on　his　knees。
  But　Neoptolemus　was　spearing　the　Trojans；　as　a　man　who　carries　at
  night　a　beacon　of　fire　in　his　boat　on　the　sea　spears　the　fishes
  that　flock　around；　drawn　by　the　blaze　of　the　flame。　　Cruelly　he
  avenged　his　father's　death　on　many　a　Trojan；　and　the　men　whom
  Achilles　had　led　followed　Achilles'　son；　slaying　to　right　and　left；
  and　smiting　the　Trojans；　as　they　ran；　between　the　shoulders　with
  the　spear。　　Thus　they　fought　and　followed　while　daylight　lasted；
  but　when　night　fell；　they　led　Neoptolemus　to　his　father's　hut；
  where　the　women　washed　him　in　the　bath；　and　then　he　was　taken　to
  feast　with　Agamemnon　and　Menelaus　and　the　princes。　　They　all
  welcomed　him；　and　gave　him　glorious　gifts；　swords　with　silver
  hilts；　and　cups　of　gold　and　silver；　and　they　were　glad；　for　they
  had　driven　the　Trojans　from　their　wall；　and　hoped　that　to…morrow
  they　would　slay　Eurypylus；　and　take　Troy　town。
  But　their　hope　was　not　to　be　fulfilled；　for　though　next　day
  Eurypylus　met　Neoptolemus　in　the　battle；　and　was　slain　by　him；　when
  the　Greeks　chased　the　Trojans　into　their　city　so　great　a　storm　of
  lightning　and　thunder　and　rain　fell　upon　them　that　they　retreated
  again　to　their　camp。　　They　believed　that　Zeus；　the　chief　of　the
  Gods；　was　angry　with　them；　and　the　days　went　by；　and　Troy　still
  stood　unconquered。
  THE　SLAYING　OF　PARIS
  When　the　Greeks　were　disheartened；　as　they　often　were；　they
  consulted　Calchas　the　prophet。　　He　usually　found　that　they　must　do
  something；　or　send　for　somebody；　and　in　doing　so　they　diverted
  their　minds　from　their　many　misfortunes。　　Now；　as　the　Trojans　were
  fighting　more　bravely　than　before；　under　Deiphobus；　a　brother　of
  Hector；　the　Greeks　went　to　Calchas　for　advice；　and　he　told　them
  that　they　must　send　Ulysses　and　Diomede　to　bring　Philoctetes　the
  bowman　from　the　isle　of　Lemnos。　　This　was　an　unhappy　deserted
  island；　in　which　the　married　women；　some　years　before；　had　murdered
  all　their　husbands；　out　of　jealousy；　in　a　single　night。　　The　Greeks
  had　landed　in　Lemnos；　on　their　way　to　Troy；　and　there　Philoctetes
  had　shot　an　arrow　at　a　great　water　dragon　which　lived　in　a　well
  within　a　cave　in　the　lonely　hills。　　But　when　he　entered　the　cave
  the　dragon　bit　him；　and；　though　he　killed　it　at　last；　its　poisonous
  teeth　wounded　his　foot。　　The　wound　never　healed；　but　dripped　with
  venom；　and　Philoctetes；　in　terrible　pain；　kept　all　the　camp　awake
  at　night　by　his　cries。
  The　Greeks　were　sorry　for　him；　but　he　was　not　a　pleasant　companion；
  shrieking　as　he　did；　and　exuding　poison　wherever　he　came。　　So　they
  left　him　on　the　lonely　island；　and　did　not　know　whether　he　was
  alive　or　dead。　　Calchas　ought　to　have　told　the　Greeks　not　to　desert
  Philoctetes　at　the　time；　if　he　was　so　important　that　Troy；　as　the
  prophet　now　said；　could　not　be　taken　without　him。　　But　now；　as　he
  must　give　some　advice；　Calchas　said　that　Philoctetes　must　be
  brought　back；　so　Ulysses　and　Diomede　went　to　bring　him。　　They
  sailed　to　Lemnos；　a　melancholy　place　they　found　it；　with　no　smoke
  rising　from　the　ruinous　houses　along　the　shore。　　As　they　were
  landing　they　learned　that　Philoctetes　was　not　dead；　for　his　dismal
  old　cries　of　pain；　ototototoi；　ai；　ai；　pheu；　pheu；　ototototoi；　came
  echoing　from　a　cave　on　the　beach。　　To　this　cave　the　princes　went；
  and　found　a　terrible…looking　man；　with　long；　dirty；　dry　hair　and
  beard；　he　was　worn　to　a　skeleton；　with　hollow　eyes；　and　lay　moaning
  in　a　mass　of　the　feathers　of　sea　birds。　　His　great　bow　and　his
  arrows　lay　ready　to　his　hand：　　with　these　he　used　to　shoot　the　sea
  birds；　which　were　all　that　he　had　to　eat；　and　their　feathers
  littered　all　the　floor　of　his　cave；　and　they　were　none　the　better
  for　the　poison　that　dripped　from　his　wounded　foot。
  When　this　horrible　creature　saw　Ulysses　and　Diomede　coming　near；　he
  seized　his　bow　and　fitted　a　poisonous　arrow　to　the　string；　for　he
  hated　the　Greeks；　because　they　had　left　him　in　the　desert　isle。
  But　the　princes　held　up　their　hands　in　sign　of　peace；　and　cried　out
  that　they　had　come　to　do　him　kindness；　so　he　laid　down　his　bow；　and
  they　came　in　and　sat　on　the　rocks；　and　promised　that　his　wound
  should　be　healed；　for　the　Greeks　were　very　much　ashamed　of　having
  deserted　him。　　It　was　difficult　to　resist　Ulysses　when　he　wished　to
  persuade　any　one；　and　at　last　Philoctetes　consented　to　sail　with
  them　to　Troy。　　The　oarsmen　carried　him　down　to　the　ship　on　a
  litter；　and　there　his　dreadful　wound　was　washed　with　warm　water；
  and　oil　was　poured　into　it；　and　it　was　bound　up　with　soft　linen；　so
  that　his　pain　grew　less　fierce；　and　they　gave　him　a　good　supper　and
  wine　enough；　which　he　had　not　tasted　for　many　years。
  Next　morning　they　sailed；　and　had　a　fair　west　wind；　so　that　they
  soon　landed　among　the　Greeks　and　carried　Philoctetes　on　shore。
  Here　Podaleirius；　the　brother　of　Machaon；　being　a　physician；　did
  all　that　could　be　done　to　heal　the　wound；　and　the　pain　left
  Philoctetes。　　He　was　taken　to　the　hut　of　Agamemnon；　who　welcomed
  him；　and　said　that　the　Greeks　repented　of　their　cruelty。　　They　gave
  him　seven　female　slaves　to　take　care　of　him；　and　twenty　swift
  horses；　and　twelve　great　vessels　of　bronze；　and　told　him　that　he
  was　always　to　live　with　the　greatest　chiefs　and　feed　at　their
  table。　　So　he　was　bathed；　and　his　hair　was　cut　and　combed　and
  anointed　with　oil；　and　soon　he　was　eager　and　ready　to　fight；　and　to
  use　his　great　bow　and　poisoned　arrows　on　the　Trojans。　　The　use　of
  poisoned　arrow…tips　was　thought　unfair；　but　Philoctetes　had　no
  scruples。
  Now　in　the　next　battle　Paris　was　shooting　down　the　Greeks　with　his
  arrows；　when　Philoctetes　saw　him；　and　cried：　　〃Dog；　you　are　proud
  of　your　archery　and　of　the　arrow　that　slew　the　great　Achilles。
  But；　behold；　I　am　a　better　bowman　than　you；　by　far；　and　the　bow　in
  my　hands　was　borne　by　the　strong　man　Heracles！〃　　So　he　cried　and
  drew　the　bowstring　to　his　breast　and　the　poisoned　arrowhead　to　the
  bow；　and　the　bowstring　rang；　and　the　arrow　flew；　and　did　but　graze
  the　hand　of　Paris。　　Then　the　bitter　pain　of　the　poison　came　upon
  him；　and　the　Trojans　carried　him　into　their　city；　where　the
  physicians　tended　him　all　night。　　But　he　never　slept；　and　lay
  tossing　in　agony　till　dawn；　when　he　said：　　〃There　is　but　one　hope。
  Take　me　to　OEnone；　the　nymph　of　Mount　Ida！〃
  〃Then　his　friends　laid　Paris　on　a　litter；　and　bore　him　up　the　steep
  pat