met。　But　Cyrus　answered；　〃Bid　me　not　to　the　feast；　good　uncle。　Do　you
  not　see　that　all　these　soldiers　of　ours　have　been　raised　by　us　to　the
  pitch　of　expectation？　And　it　were　ill　on　my　part　if　I　seemed　to
  neglect　them　for　the　sake　of　my　private　pleasure。　If　soldiers　feel
  themselves　neglected　even　the　good　become　faint…hearted；　and　the　bad
  grow　insolent。　＇42＇　With　yourself　it　is　different；　you　have　come　a
  long　journey　and　you　must　fall　to　without　delay；　and　if　your　subjects
  do　you　honour；　welcome　them　and　give　them　good　cheer；　that　there　may
  be　confidence　between　you　and　them；　but　I　must　go　and　attend　to　the
  matters　of　which　I　speak。　＇43＇　Early　to…morrow　morning；〃　he　added；
  〃our　chief　officers　will　present　themselves　at　your　gate　to　hear　from
  you　what　you　think　our　next　step　ought　to　be。　You　will　tell　us　whether
  we　ought　to　pursue　the　campaign　further　or　whether　the　time　has　now
  come　to　disband　our　army。〃
  ＇44＇　Thereupon　Cyaxares　betook　himself　to　the　banquet　and　Cyrus　called
  a　council　of　his　friends；　the　shrewdest　and　the　best　fitted　to　act
  with　him；　and　spoke　to　them　as　follows：
  〃My　friends；　thanks　to　the　gods；　our　first　prayers　are　granted。
  Wherever　we　set　foot　now　we　are　the　masters　of　the　country：　we　see　our
  enemies　brought　low　and　ourselves　increasing　day　by　day　in　numbers　and
  in　strength。　＇45＇　And　if　only　our　present　allies　would　consent　to　stay
  with　us　a　little　longer；　our　achievements　could　be　greater　still；
  whether　force　were　needed　or　persuasion。　Now　it　must　be　your　work　as
  much　as　mine　to　make　as　many　of　them　as　possible　willing　and　anxious
  to　remain。　＇46＇　Remember　that；　just　as　the　soldier　who　overthrows　the
  greatest　number　in　the　day　of　battle　is　held　to　be　the　bravest；　so　the
  speaker；　when　the　time　has　come　for　persuasion；　who　brings　most　men　to
  his　side　will　be　thought　the　most　eloquent；　the　best　orator　and　the
  ablest　man　of　action。　＇47＇　Do　not；　however；　prepare　your　speeches　as
  though　we　asked　you　to　give　a　rhetorical　display：　remember　that　those
  whom　you　convince　will　show　it　well　enough　by　what　they　do。　＇48＇　I
  leave　you　then；〃　he　added；　〃to　the　careful　study　of　your　parts：　mine
  is　to　see；　so　far　as　in　me　lies；　that　our　troops　are　provided　with　all
  they　need；　before　we　hold　the　council　of　war。〃
  NOTES
  C。1。　Cyrus'　generosity：　he　is　not　cold；　not　incapable　of　soft
  pleasure；　but　too　pre…occupied　with　greater　things。　On　the　whole；　if　a
  hedonist；　this　type　of　man；　a　hedonist　that　=　a　stoic　（cf。　Socrates；
  H。　Sidgwick；　also　J。　P。）。
  C1。4；　init。　Well　told：　we　feel　the　character　of　Araspas　at　once；　as
  soon　as　he　opens　his　lips。
  C1。4；　med。　An　Eastern　picture。　She　is　one　of　the　Bible　women；　as
  Gadatas　and　Gobryas　are　brothers　of　Barzillai；　she　is　sister　of　Ruth
  or　Susanna　or　Judith　or　Bathsheba。　Perhaps　she　is　nobler　than　any　of
  them。　She　is　also　the　sister　of　the　Greek　tragedy　women；　Antigone；
  Alcestis；　especially　Euripidean　is　she：　no　doubt　she　is　sister　to　the
  great　women　of　all　lands。
  C1。10　ff。　Xenophon；　Moralist。　Cf。　/Memorabilia/　for　a　similar
  philosophical　difficulty　about　the　will　and　knowledge。　And　for　this
  raising　of　ethical　problems　in　an　artistic　setting　of　narrative；　cf。
  Lyly。　I　see　a　certain　resemblance　between　the　times　and　the　writers'
  minds。　/Vide/　J。　A。　Symonds　on　the　predecessors　of　Shakespeare。
  Araspas'　point　is　that　these　scamps　have　only　themselves　to　blame；
  being　｛akrateis｝；　and　then　they　turn　round　and　accuse　love。　（We　are
  thrown　back　on　the　origin　of　｛akrasia｝：　/vide　Memorabilia/　＇e。g。　I。
  ii。　v。；　IV。　v。＇　for　such　answer　as　we　can　get　to　that　question。）
  Whereas　the　｛kaloi　kagathoi｝　desire　strongly　but　can　curb　their
  desires。
  C1。13。　Shows　a　confidence　in　the　healthy　action　of　the　will。　When
  Araspas　himself　is　caught　later　on　he　develops　the　theory　of　a　double
  self；　a　higher　and　a　lower　（so　hgd。；　and　so；　I　think；　Xenophon　and
  Socrates。　/Vide　Memorabilia/）。
  C1。16；　fin。　Cyrus　｜｜　Socrates；　his　prototype　here。
  C1。18。　Very　natural　and　beautiful。　Xenophon　sympathetic　with　such　a
  beautiful　humanity。　The　woman's　nature　brought　out　by　these　touches。
  Xenophon；　Dramatist：　the　moral　problem　is　subordinate；　that　is　to　say；
  is　made　to　grow　out　of　the　dramatic　action　and　characterisation。
  C1。20。　Notice　the　absolutely　fair　and　warrantable　diplomatic　advantage
  given　to　the　archic　man：　each　step　he　takes　opens　up　new　avenues　of
  progress。　Herein　is　fulfilled　〃to　him　who　hath　shall　be　given；〃　but
  Cyrus　plays　his　part　also；　he　has　the　wisdom　of　serpents　with　the
  gentleness　of　doves。
  C1。21。　This　is　the　true　rhetoric；　the　right　road　to　persuasiveness；　to
  be　absolutely　frank。
  C1。24。　The　desire　to　be　ruled　by　the　archic　man；　which　the　archomenoi
  i。e。　all　menfeel；　is　thus　manifest。　Notice　again　how　the　Mede's
  own　character　is　maintained：　he　speaks　as　he　felt　then。
  C2。8。　The　bridegroom　will　be　found　to　be　Hystaspas；　but　we　have　no
  suspicion　as　yet；　without　looking　on。
  C2。9。　In　this　interview　Cyrus'　character　still　further　developed。　/Ex
  ore　Cyri。/；　Xenophon　propounds　his　theory　of　the　latent　virtue　in　man；
  which　only　needs　an　opportunity　to　burst　forth；　but；　this　lacking；
  remains　unrevealed。　Now　it　is　a　great　godsend　to　get　such　a　chance。　It
  is　thoroughly　Hellenic；　or　Xenophon…Socratic；　this　feeling；　〃Give　me　a
  chance　to　show　my　virtue。〃　（But　has　Cyrus　a　touch　of　superhuman
  conscious　rectitude？）
  C2。12。　The　same　thought　again：　it　is　full　of　delicacy　and　spiritual
  discernment：　the　more　one　ponders　it　the　more　one　feels　that。
  C2。12；　fin。　For　Hellenic　or　Xenophontine　or　old…world　theory　of　the
  misfortunes　which　befall　the　virtuous；　/vide/　Homer；　/vide/　Book　of
  Job　（Satan）；　/vide/　Tragedians。
  C2。15。　Cf。　the　/Economist/　for　praise　of　rural　simplicity。　It　is
  Xenophon　/ipsissimus/。
  C2。17。　Whose　bad　manners　is　Xenophon　thinking　of？　Thebans'？
  C2。20；　fin。　A　very　noble　sentence。　The　man　who　utters　it　and　the
  people　whose　heart　and　mind　it　emanates　from　must　be　of　a　high　order；
  and　in　the　/Memorabilia/　Socrates　has　this　highest　praise；　that　he
  studied　to　make　himself　and　/all　others　also/　as　good　as　possible。
  C2。21。　Notice　the　practical　answer　of　Cyrus　to　this　panegyric　（cf。　J。
  P。）。
  C2。32。　Prolix；　Xenophontic。
  C3。6　ff。　Here　also　I　feel　the　mind　of　Xenophon　shimmering　under
  various　lights。　The　/Cyropaedia/　is　shot　with　Orientalism。　Homeric
  Epicismantique　Hellenism　and　modern　Hellenism　are　both　there。
  Spartan　simplicity　and　Eastern　quaintness　both　say　their　say。　In　this
  passage　the　biblical　element　seems　almost　audible。
  C3。7。　This　is　in　the　grand　style；　Oriental；　dilatory；　ponderous；
  savouring　of　times　when　battles　were　affairs　of　private　arrangement
  between　monarchs　and　hedged　about　by　all　the　punctilios　of　an　affair
  of　honour。
  C3。12。　N。B。The　archic　man　shows　a　very　ready　wit　and　inventiveness
  in　the　great　art　of　〃grab〃　in　war；　though　as　he　said　to　his　father　he
  was　〃a　late　learner〃　in　such　matters。　Cf。　in　modern　times　the　duties
  of　a　detective　or　some　such　disagreeable　office。　G。　O。　Trevelyan　as
  Irish　secretary。　Interesting　for　/war　ethics/　in　the　abstract；　and　for
  Xenophon's　view；　which　is　probably　Hellenic。　Cyrus　now　has　the
  opportunity　of　carrying　out　the　selfish　decalogue；　the　topsy…turvy
  morality　set　forth　in　I。　C。6；　C。26　ff。
  C3。13。　Cf。　Old　Testament　for　the　sort　of　subterfuges　and　preparations；
  e。g。　the　Gibeonites。
  C3。15。　The　archic　man　has　no　time。　Cyrus　｛ou　skholazei｝。　Cf。　J。　P。　It
  comes　from　energy　combined　with　high　gifts　of　organisation；　economic；
  architectonic。
  C3。19。　Nice；　I　think；　this　contrasting　of　spiritual　and　natural
  productiveness。
  C3。32。　Here　is　the　rule　of　conduct　clearly　expressed；　nor　do　I　see　how
  a　military　age　could　frame　for　itself　any　other。　Christianity　only
  emerged　/sub　pace　Romana/；　which　for　fraternal　brotherhood　was　the
  fullness　of　time；　and　even　in　the　commercial　age　the　nations　tumble
  back　practically　into　the　old　system。
  C3。36　ff。　An　army　on　forced　march：　are　there　any　novelties　here？
  C3。53。　These　minute　details　probably　not　boring　at　the　time；　but
  interesting　rather；　perhaps　useful。
  C4。13。　Cyrus　resembles　Fawcett　in　his　unselfish　self…estimate。　Gadatas
  is　like　the　British　public；　or　hgd。
  C4。16。　Here　we　feel　that　the　Assyrian　is　not　a　mere　weakling：　he　can
  play　his　part　well　enough　if　he　gets　a　good　chance。　It　needs　an　Archic
  and　Strategic　Man　to　overpower　him。
  C4。17。　ANCIENT　and　MODERN　parallelism　in　treatment　of　wounded。
  C4。24。　Hellenic　war　ethics：　non…combatant　tillers　of　the　soil　to　be
  let　alone。　Is　this　a　novelty？　If　not；　what　is　the　prototype？　Did　the
  modern　rights　of　non…combatants　so　originate？
  C4。27；　fin。　A　touch　which　gives　the　impression　of　real　history：　that
  is　the　art　of　it。
  C4。34。　Almost　autobiographical：　the　advantage　of　having　a　country　seat
  in　the　neighbourhood　of　a　big　town。　Here　we　feel　the　MODERNISM　of
  XENOPHON。　The　passage　which　Stevenson　chose　for　the　motto　to　his
  /Silverado　Squatters/　would　suit　Xenophon　very　well　（Cicero；　De　Off。
  I。　xx。）。　Xenophon　｜｜　Alfred　Tennyson。　＇Mr。　Dakyns　used　the　geometric
  sign　｜｜　to　indicate　parallelism　of　any　sort。　The　passage　from　Cicero
  might　be　translated　thus：　〃Some　have　lived　in　the　country；　content
  with　the　h