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black, but the flower is as white as snow" "
Ulysses further warned his son of the
dangers of the Sirens. He concluded with:
DO not forget my warnings, for do not
wish YOU to wander as | did"
Telemachus set out with his heart full
of Nausicaa
"As he coasted along the island of Poly
phemus, he felt curious to see the giant
who had been conquered by his father.
The danger cannot be great he argued,
seeing that Polyphemus is blind
SO he disembarked alone, leaving his
vessel anchored in the bay.
On the horizon, behind the shoulder of a
hill, he saw an enormous head rise up;
then the shoulders jutted above the hill.
like great rocks: then rugged breast fol
lowed
And in an instant mi ghtv hand seized
Telemachus who saw to his amaZement al
eye as big as shield glaring down on him.
Then you are not blind:' he aske!, the
giant, wonderingly.
Father Neptune cured me- was the re-
ply. "A little man of about your size
blinded me. That is why l am going to
eat you up
You'll make great mistake if you do"
answered Telemachus. IF you spare me,
I'll tell you all sorts of stories"
I'm all attention." said Cyclops.
Telemachus commenced with the Trojan
war The first year he told of the siege of
Priam; the second year of the return of
Menelaus and Agamemnon; the third year
of the return of Ulysses, his adventures
and his shrewdness.
Towards the end of the third year Tele-
machus racked his memory in vain. He
could not think of anything now to tell.
But, being still desirous of seeing Nausicaa,
he at length spoke of his love and his sor-
row.
BE off" said Cyclops. why did you
not speak of this before?"
~
Another tempest threw Telemachus on
the island of Circe. When the eye of the
charmer rested on the rash young adven
turer, he felt for the flower which his faith
er had given him. but found that he had
lost it.
So he followed Gree, and remained on
the island for three years. When at the
end of that time Circe touched him over
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be thinking of Nausicaa, and her magic
lost its power over him. In her rage the
sorceress chased him from the island.
~
Telemachus fled to his canoe. By the
third storm he was thrown among the Lo-
tus- eaters, whose king offered our young
hero some of the flowers to eat. But Tele,
machus declined, saying that he did not
crave forgetfulness. Later, he declared
to the king that no influence was strong
enough to make him forget Nausicaa. To
put his assertion to the test he consented
to eat lotus BY the time that his love for
Nausicaa had conquered the effects OF the
flower twenty years had elapsed.
The best twenty years of your life have
| flown" said the Lotus king, but Telemac-
did not believe that He took leave of the
Lotus eaters, and was cast into the mouth
of river by the fourth storm. He wan
dered into an adjacent wood, and, lying
down, soon fell fast asleep. He was
aroused by the sound of splashing water,
| Opening his eyes, Telemachus noticed
some servant maids washing linen in
the stream The girls were acting under
the orders of richly dressed woman.
Telemachus advanced toward the elder
| lv lady, noticing, as he pent forward that
she must at one time have been very beau
tiful
Are you the queen?" he demanded.
Yes, stranger she replied:
Telemacbus's heart leaped for JOY as he
said:
May the gods grant a long life to the
| mother of Nausicaar'
why, am Nausicaa,' replied the queen
But what ails you, old man
Without once looking behind him, Tele-
| machus fled to his canoe, and gained the
open sea.