and Patroclus alone sat over against him in silence, waiting until Aeacus' son should cease from singing. But the two came forward and brilliant Odysseus led the way, and they took their stand before his face;
Πάτροκλος δέ οἱ οἶος ἐναντίος ἧστο σιωπῇ , δέγμενος Αἰακίδην ὁπότε λήξειεν ἀείδων , τὼ δὲ βάτην προτέρω , ἡγεῖτο δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς , στὰν δὲ πρόσθ' αὐτοῖο ·
Πάτροκλος δέ ἕ οἶος ἐναντίος ἧμαι σιωπή , δέχομαι Αἰακίδης ὁπότε λήγω ἀείδω , ὁ δέ βαίνω προτέρω , ἡγέομαι δέ δῖος Ὀδυσσεύς , ἵστημι δέ πρόσθεν αὐτός ·