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bold warriors as the best。
So at midnight they went up the bank�察�and found Medeia�察�and beside
came Absyrtus her young brother�察�leading a yearling lamb。
Then Medeia brought them to a thicket beside the War´god's gate�察�
and there she bade Jason dig a ditch�察�and kill the lamb�察�and leave it there�察�
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and strew on it magic herbs and honey from the honeycomb。
Then sprang up through the earth�察�with the red fire flashing before
her�察 �Brimo the wild witch´huntress�察 �while her mad hounds howled
around。 She had one head like a horse's�察 �and another like a ravening
hound's�察�and another like a hissing snake's�察�and a sword in either hand。
And she leapt into the ditch with her hounds�察 �and they ate and drank
their fill�察 �while Jason and Orpheus trembled�察�and Medeia hid her eyes。
And at last the witch´queen vanished�察�and fled with her hounds into the
woods�察�and the bars of the gates fell down�察 �and the brazen doors flew
wide�察 �and Medeia and the heroes ran forward and hurried through the
poison wood�察 �among the dark stems of the mighty beeches�察 �guided by
the gleam of the golden fleece�察�until they saw it hanging on one vast tree
in the midst。 And Jason would have sprung to seize it�察 �but Medeia
held him back�察�and pointed�察�shuddering�察�to the tree´ foot�察�where the mighty
serpent lay�察 �coiled in and out among the roots�察 �with a body like a
mountain pine。 His coils stretched many a fathom�察 �spangled with
bronze and gold�察�and half of him they could see�察�but no more�察�for the rest
lay in the darkness far beyond。
And when he saw them coming he lifted up his head�察�and watched
them with his small bright eyes�察 �and flashed his forked tongue�察 �and
roared like the fire among the woodlands�察 �till the forest tossed and
groaned。 For his cries shook the trees from leaf to root�察�and swept over
the long reaches of the river�察�and over Aietes' hall�察�and woke the sleepers
in the city�察�till mothers clasped their children in their fear。
But Medeia called gently to him�察 �and he stretched out his long
spotted neck�察�and licked her hand�察�and looked up in her face�察�as if to ask
for food。 Then she made a sign to Orpheus�察 �and he began his magic
song。
And as he sung�察�the forest grew calm again�察�and the leaves on every
tree hung still�察 �and the serpent's head sank down�察 �and his brazen coils
grew limp�察�and his glittering eyes closed lazily�察�till he breathed as gently
as a child�察�while Orpheus called to pleasant Slumber�察�who gives peace to
men�察�and beasts�察�and waves。
Then Jason leapt forward warily�察�and stept across that mighty snake�察�
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and tore the fleece from off the tree´trunk�察�and the four rushed down the
garden�察�to the bank where the ARGO lay。
There was a silence for a moment�察 �while Jason held the golden
fleece on high。 Then he cried�察�'Go now�察�good ARGO�察�swift and steady�察�
if ever you would see Pelion more。'
And she went�察 �as the heroes drove her�察 �grim and silent all�察�with
muffled oars�察 �till the pine´wood bent like willow in their hands�察 �and
stout ARGO groaned beneath their strokes。
On and on�察 �beneath the dewy darkness�察 �they fled swiftly down the
swirling stream�察�underneath black walls�察�and temples�察�and the castles of
the princes of the East�察 �past sluice´mouths�察�and fragrant gardens�察 �and
groves of all strange fruits�察�past marshes where fat kine lay sleeping�察�and
long beds of whispering reeds�察 �till they heard the merry music of the
surge upon the bar�察�as it tumbled in the moonlight all alone。
Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like a horse�察�
for she knew the time was come to show her mettle�察 �and win honour for
the heroes and herself。
Into the surge they rushed�察�and ARGO leapt the breakers like a horse�察�
till the heroes stopped all panting�察�each man upon his oar�察�as she slid into
the still broad sea。
Then Orpheus took his harp and sang a paean�察�till the heroes' hearts
rose high again�察�and they rowed on stoutly and steadfastly�察�away into the
darkness of the West。
PART V ´ HOW THE ARGONAUTS WERE
DRIVEN INTO THE UNKNOWN SEA
SO they fled away in haste to the westward�察�but Aietes manned his
fleet and followed them。 And Lynceus the quick´eyed saw him coming�察�
while he was still many a mile away�察�and cried�察 �'I see a hundred ships�察�
like a flock of white swans�察�far in the east。' And at that they rowed hard�察�
like heroes�察�but the ships came nearer every hour。
Then Medeia�察�the dark witch´maiden�察�laid a cruel and a cunning plot�察�
for she killed Absyrtus her young brother�察�and cast him into the sea�察�and
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said�察�'Ere my father can take up his corpse and bury it�察�he must wait long�察�
and be left far behind。'
And all the heroes shuddered�察�and looked one at the other for shame�察�
yet they did not punish that dark witch´woman�察�because she had won for
them the golden fleece。
And when Aietes came to the place he saw the floating corpse�察 �and
he stopped a long while�察 �and bewailed his son�察 �and took him up�察 �and
went home。 But he sent on his sailors toward the westward�察�and bound
them by a mighty curse ´ 'Bring back to me that dark witch´woman�察�that
she may die a dreadful death。 But if you return without her�察�you shall
die by the same death yourselves。'
So the Argonauts escaped for that time�此 �but Father Zeus saw that
foul crime�察�and out of the heavens he sent a storm�察�and swept the ship far
from her course。 Day aft
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