And  the  sun  set  and  all  the  ways  were  darkened.  And
the  vessel  drew  nigh  to  Pheae,  being  sped  before  the  breeze
of  Zeus,  and  then  passed  goodly  Elis  where  the  Epeans  bear


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rule.  From  thence  he  drave  on  again  to  the  Pointed  Isles,
pondering  whether  he  should  escape  death  or  be  cut  off.
Now  Odysseus  and  the  goodly  swineherd  were  supping  in
the  hut,  and  the  other  men  sat  at  meat  with  them.  So
when  they  had  put  from  them  the  desire  of  meat  and  drink,
Odysseus  spake  among  them,  to  prove  the  swineherd,  whether
he  would  still  entertain  him  diligently,  and  bid  him  abide
there  in  the  steading  or  send  him  forward  to  the  city :

*  Listen  now,  Eumaeus,  and  all  the  others  of  the  company.
