of these marvellous occurrences So he ran as
fast as he could down the steps, and nevei
stopped to draw breath till he reached the shore.

"Why do you come alone?" asked King
Ulysses, as soon as he saw him. "Where are
your two and twenty comrades? J

At these questions, Eurylochus burst into
tears.

"Alas!" cried he, "I greatly fear that we shall
never see one of their faces again."

Then he told Ulysses all that had happened, as
far as he knew it, and added that he suspected the
beautiful woman to be a vile enchantress, and
the marble palace, magnificent as it looked, to
be only a dismal cavern in reality. As fo v his
companions, he could not imagine what had
become of them, unless they had been given to
the swine to be devoured alive. At this intelli-
gence, all the voyagers were greatly affrighted.
But Ulysses lost no time in girding on his
sword, and hanging his bow and quiver over his
shoulders, and taking a spear in his right hand.
When his followers saw their wise leader mak-
ing these preparations, they inquired whither he
was going, and earnestly besought him not to
leave them.

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