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you shall be our       king。' 

     So he took   an oath   of   the people of   Eleusis�察�that they  would            serve 

him   as   their   king�察  �and   went   away   next   morning   across      the   Thriasian 

plain�察�and over the hills toward Aphidnai�察�that              he might find the sons of 

Phytalus。 

     And as he was skirting the Vale of Cephisus�察�along the foot                   of lofty 

Parnes�察�a very tall and strong man came down to meet                     him�察�dressed in 

rich garments。       On his arms were golden            bracelets�察�and round his neck 

a collar of jewels�察�and he came             forward�察�bowing courteously�察�and held 

out both his hands�察�and         spoke ´ 



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     'Welcome�察  �fair   youth�察  �to   these   mountains�察  �happy   am   I   to   have      met 

you�      �For    what    greater   pleasure     to  a  good     man�察   �than   to   entertain 

strangers�拭     �But I see that you are weary。             Come up        to my castle�察�and 

rest yourself awhile。' 

     'I   give   you   thanks��'   said Theseus�此    �'but   I   am  in   haste   to   go up   the 

valley�察�and to reach Aphidnai in the Vale of              Cephisus。' 

     'Alas�   �you   have   wandered   far   from   the   right   way�察  �and   you      cannot 

reach Aphidnai to´night�察�for there are many miles of                    mountain between 

you and it�察�and steep passes�察�and cliffs              dangerous after nightfall。          It is 

well for you that I met         you�察�for my whole joy is to find strangers�察�and to 

feast   them     at   my    castle�察  �and   hear   tales  from   them   of    foreign    lands。 

Come   up   with   me�察  �and   eat   the   best   of   venison�察  �and   drink   the  rich   red 

wine�察  �and   sleep   upon   my   famous   bed�察  �of   which   all      travellers   say   that 

they    never    saw    the  like。    For    whatsoever       the   stature    of  my    guest�察�

however tall or short�察�that bed fits           him to a hair�察�and he sleeps on it as he 

never slept before。'         And he laid hold on Theseus' hands�察�and would not 

let him go。 

     Theseus      wished     to   go   forwards�此     �but    he   was    ashamed      to  seem 

churlish to so hospitable a man�察�and he was curious to see                   that wondrous 

bed�察�and beside�察�he was hungry and weary�此                �yet    he shrank from the man�察�

he knew not why�察�for�察�though his               voice was gentle and fawning�察�it was 

dry and husky like a          toad's�察�and though his eyes were gentle�察�they were 

dull and      cold like stones。       But he consented�察�and went with the man up 

a   glen   which   led   from   the   road   toward   the   peaks   of   Parnes�察  �under   the 

dark shadow of the cliffs。 

     And as they went up�察�the glen grew narrower�察�and the cliffs                       higher 

and   darker�察  �and   beneath   them   a   torrent   roared�察  �half    seen   between   bare 

limestone   crags。       And   around   there   was       neither   tree   nor   bush�察  �while 

from   the   white   peaks   of   Parnes      the   snow´blasts   swept   down   the   glen�察�

cutting and   chilling       till   a horror fell   on Theseus   as he looked   round   at 

that    doleful place。       And he asked at last�察�'Your castle stands�察�it             seems�察�

in a dreary region。' 

     'Yes�察�but once within it�察�hospitality makes all things                  cheerful。     But 

who   are   these��'   and   he   looked   back�察  �and     Theseus   also�察�and   far   below�察�



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along   the   road   which   they   had    left�察  �came   a   string   of   laden   asses�察  �and 

merchants walking by          them�察�watching their ware。 

     'Ah�察�poor souls��' said the stranger。         'Well for them that I      looked back 

and saw them�        �And well for me too�察�for I shall          have the more guests at 

my feast。     Wait awhile till I go down          and call them�察�and we will eat and 

drink together the       livelong night。       Happy am I�察�to whom Heaven sends 

so many      guests at once��' 

     And he ran back down the hill�察�waving his hand and shouting�察                   �to the 

merchants�察�while Theseus went slowly up the steep                 pass。 

     But   as   he   went   up   he   met   an   aged   man�察  �who   had   been   gathering 

driftwood in the torrent´bed。          He had laid down his faggot in            the road�察�

and was trying to lift it again to his shoulder。           And when he saw Theseus�察�

he called to him�察�and said ´ 

     'O fair youth�察�help me up with my burden�察�for my limbs are                   stiff and 

weak with years。' 

     Then Theseus lifted the burden on his back。              And the old man         blest 

him�察�and then looked earnestly upon him�察�and said ´ 

     'Who are you�察�fair youth�察�and wherefore travel you this               doleful road��' 

     'Who I am my parents know�察�but I travel this doleful road                   because I 

have been invited by a hospitable man�察�who promises                  to feast me�察�and to 

make me sleep upon I know not what               wondrous bed。' 

     Then the old man clapped his hands together and cried ´ 

     'O   house    of  Hades�察   �man´devouring�        �will  thy   maw    never    be   full�拭�

Know�察�fair youth�察�that you are going to torment and to death�察                 �for he who 

met   you   ��I   will   requite   your   kindness   by   another��    is   a   robber   and   a 

murderer of men。         Whatsoever stranger he           meets he entices him hither 

to death�察�and as for this bed of          which he speaks�察�truly it fits all comers�察�

yet none ever rose        alive off it save me。' 

     'Why��' asked Theseus�察�astonished。 

     'Because�察  �if   a   man   be   too   tall   for   it�察  �he   lops   his   limbs   till they   be 

short enough�察�and if he be too short�察�he stretches                his limbs till they be 

long   enough�此     �but   me   only   he   spared�察 �seven   weary   years   agone�察  �for   I 

alone   of   all   fitted   his   bed exactly�察  �so   he   spared   me�察  �and   made   me   his 

slave。    And once I        was a wealthy merchant�察�and dwelt in brazen´gated 



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Thebes�察�but      now I hew wood and draw water for him�察�the torment of all 

mortal men。' 

     Then Theseus said nothing�察�but he ground his teeth together。 

     'Escape�察  �then��'   said   the   old   man�察  �'for   he   will   have   no   pity on   thy 

youth。     But yesterday he brought up hither a young man                 and a maiden�察�

and fitted them upon his bed�察�and the you
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