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weeping�察 �and yet no land appeared。 And all the while the babe slept
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quietly�察�and at last poor Danae drooped her head and fell asleep likewise
with her cheek against the babe's。
After a while she was awakened suddenly�察�for the chest was jarring
and grinding�察�and the air was full of sound。 She looked up�察�and over
her head were mighty cliffs�察 �all red in the setting sun�察 �and around her
rocks and breakers�察�and flying flakes of foam。 She clasped her hands
together�察 �and shrieked aloud for help。 And when she cried�察 �help met
her�此 �for now there came over the rocks a tall and stately man�察 �and
looked down wondering upon poor Danae tossing about in the chest
among the waves。
He wore a rough cloak of frieze�察�and on his head a broad hat to shade
his face�察�in his hand he carried a trident for spearing fish�察�and over his
shoulder was a casting´net�察�but Danae could see that he was no common
man by his stature�察�and his walk�察�and his flowing golden hair and beard�察�
and by the two servants who came behind him�察�carrying baskets for his
fish。 But she had hardly time to look at him�察�before he had laid aside
his trident and leapt down the rocks�察�and thrown his casting´net so surely
over Danae and the chest�察 �that he drew it�察 �and her�察 �and the baby�察 �safe
upon a ledge of rock。
Then the fisherman took Danae by the hand�察�and lifted her out of the
chest�察�and said ´
'O beautiful damsel�察 �what strange chance has brought you to this
island in so flail a ship�拭 �Who are you�察�and whence�拭 �Surely you are
some king's daughter�察�and this boy has somewhat more than mortal。'
And as he spoke he pointed to the babe�察�for its face shone like the
morning star。
But Danae only held down her head�察�and sobbed out ´
'Tell me to what land I have come�察 �unhappy that I am�察 �and among
what men I have fallen��'
And he said�察 �'This isle is called Seriphos�察 �and I am a Hellen�察 �and
dwell in it。 I am the brother of Polydectes the king�察�and men call me
Dictys the netter�察�because I catch the fish of the shore。'
Then Danae fell down at his feet�察�and embraced his knees�察�and cried
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'Oh�察�sir�察�have pity upon a stranger�察�whom a cruel doom has driven to
your land�察 �and let me live in your house as a servant�察 �but treat me
honourably�察�for I was once a king's daughter�察�and this my boy ��as you
have truly said�� is of no common race。 I will not be a charge to you�察�or
eat the bread of idleness�察 �for I am more skilful in weaving and
embroidery than all the maidens of my land。'
And she was going on�察�but Dictys stopped her�察�and raised her up�察�and
said ´
'My daughter�察�I am old�察�and my hairs are growing gray�察�while I have
no children to make my home cheerful。 Come with me then�察�and you
shall be a daughter to me and to my wife�察 �and this babe shall be our
grandchild。 For I fear the Gods�察�and show hospitality to all strangers�察�
knowing that good deeds�察 �like evil ones�察�always return to those who do
them。'
So Danae was comforted�察 �and went home with Dictys the good
fisherman�察�and was a daughter to him and to his wife�察�till fifteen years
were past。
PART II ´ HOW PERSEUS VOWED A RASH
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FIFTEEN years were past and gone�察 �and the babe was now grown
to be a tall lad and a sailor�察�and went many voyages after merchandise to
the islands round。 His mother called him Perseus�察�but all the people in
Seriphos said that he was not the son of mortal man�察�and called him the
son of Zeus�察�the king of the Immortals。 For though he was but fifteen�察�
he was taller by a head than any man in the island�察 �and he was the
most skilful of all in running and wrestling and boxing�察�and in throwing
the quoit and the javelin�察�and in rowing with the oar�察�and in playing on
the harp�察�and in all which befits a man。 And he was brave and truthful�察�
gentle and courteous�察 �for good old Dictys had trained him well�察�and well
it was for Perseus that he had done so。 For now Danae and her son fell
into great danger�察 �and Perseus had need of all his wit to defend his
mother and himself。
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I said that Dictys' brother was Polydectes�察 �king of the island。 He
was not a righteous man�察�like Dictys�察�but greedy�察 �and cunning�察�and cruel。
And when he saw fair Danae�察�he wanted to marry her。 But she would
not�察�for she did not love him�察�and cared for no one but her boy�察�and her
boy's father�察 �whom she never hoped to see again。 At last Polydectes
became furious�察�and while Perseus was away at sea he took poor Danae
away from Dictys�察�saying�察�'If you will not be my wife�察�you shall be my
slave。' So Danae was made a slave�察 �and had to fetch water from the
well�察�and grind in the mill�察�and perhaps was beaten�察�and wore a heavy
chain�察�because she would not marry that cruel king。 But Perseus was
far away over the seas in the isle of Samos�察 �little thinking how his
mother was languishing in grief。
Now one day at Samos�察�while the ship was lading�察�Perseus wandered
into a pleasant wood to get out of the sun�察�and sat down on the turf and
fell asleep。 And as he slept a strange dream came to him ´ the strangest
dream which he had ever had in his life。
There came a lady to him through the wood�察�taller than he�察�or any
mortal man�察 �but beautiful exceedingly�察 �with great gray eyes�察 �clear and
piercing�察�but strangely soft and mild。
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