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become a proverb among men。 And Peleus had married a sea´nymph�察�
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and his wedding is famous to this day。 And AEneas was gone home to
Troy�察�and many a noble tale you will read of him�察�and of all the other
gallant heroes�察�the scholars of Cheiron the just。 And it happened on a
day that Jason stood on the mountain�察�and looked north and south and
east and west�察�and Cheiron stood by him and watched him�察�for he knew
that the time was come。
And Jason looked and saw the plains of Thessaly�察�where the Lapithai
breed their horses�察 �and the lake of Boibe�察 �and the stream which runs
northward to Peneus and Tempe�察 �and he looked north�察 �and saw the
mountain wall which guards the Magnesian shore�察�Olympus�察�the seat of
the Immortals�察 �and Ossa�察 �and Pelion�察 �where he stood。 Then he looked
east and saw the bright blue sea�察�which stretched away for ever toward
the dawn。 Then he looked south�察 �and saw a pleasant land�察 �with
white´walled towns and farms�察�nestling along the shore of a land´locked
bay�察�while the smoke rose blue among the trees�察 �and he knew it for the
bay of Pagasai�察 �and the rich lowlands of Haemonia�察 �and Iolcos by the
sea。
Then he sighed�察�and asked�察�'Is it true what the heroes tell me ´ that I
am heir of that fair land��'
'And what good would it be to you�察�Jason�察�if you were heir of that
fair land��'
'I would take it and keep it。'
'A strong man has taken it and kept it long。 Are you stronger than
Pelias the terrible��'
'I can try my strength with his��' said Jason�察�but Cheiron sighed�察�and
said ´
'You have many a danger to go through before you rule in Iolcos by
the sea�此 �many a danger and many a woe�察 �and strange troubles in
strange lands�察�such as man never saw before。'
'The happier I��' said Jason�察�'to see what man never saw before。'
And Cheiron sighed again�察�and said�察�'The eaglet must leave the nest
when it is fledged。 Will you go to Iolcos by the sea�拭 �Then promise
me two things before you go。'
Jason promised�察 �and Cheiron answered�察 �'Speak harshly to no soul
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whom you may meet�察�and stand by the word which you shall speak。'
Jason wondered why Cheiron asked this of him�察�but he knew that the
Centaur was a prophet�察�and saw things long before they came。 So he
promised�察�and leapt down the mountain�察�to take his fortune like a man。
He went down through the arbutus thickets�察�and across the downs of
thyme�察�till he came to the vineyard walls�察�and the pomegranates and the
olives in the glen�察 �and among the olives roared Anauros�察 �all foaming
with a summer flood。
And on the bank of Anauros sat a woman�察�all wrinkled�察�gray�察 �and old�察�
her head shook palsied on her breast�察�and her hands shook palsied on her
knees�察�and when she saw Jason�察�she spoke whining�察�'Who will carry me
across the flood��'
Jason was bold and hasty�察�and was just going to leap into the flood�此�
and yet he thought twice before he leapt�察�so loud roared the torrent down�察�
all brown from the mountain rains�察 �and silver´veined with melting snow�察�
while underneath he could hear the boulders rumbling like the tramp of
horsemen or the roll of wheels�察 �as they ground along the narrow
channel�察�and shook the rocks on which he stood。
But the old woman whined all the more�察 �'I am weak and old�察�fair
youth。 For Hera's sake�察�carry me over the torrent。'
And Jason was going to answer her scornfully�察 �when Cheiron's
words came to his mind。
So he said�察�'For Hera's sake�察�the Queen of the Immortals on Olympus�察�
I will carry you over the torrent�察�unless we both are drowned midway。'
Then the old dame leapt upon his back�察 �as nimbly as a goat�察�and
Jason staggered in�察�wondering�察�and the first step was up to his knees。
The first step was up to his knees�察�and the second step was up to his
waist�察�and the stones rolled about his feet�察�and his feet slipped about the
stones�察 �so he went on staggering�察 �and panting�察 �while the old woman
cried from off his back ´
'Fool�察 �you have wet my mantle� �Do you make game of poor old
souls like me��'
Jason had half a mind to drop her�察�and let her get through the torrent
by herself�察 �but Cheiron's words were in his mind�察 �and he said only�察�
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'Patience�察�mother�察�the best horse may stumble some day。'
At last he staggered to the shore�察�and set her down upon the bank�察�
and a strong man he needed to have been�察�or that wild water he never
would have crossed。
He lay panting awhile upon the bank�察�and then leapt up to go upon
his journey�察�but he cast one look at the old woman�察�for he thought�察�'She
should thank me once at least。'
And as he looked�察�she grew fairer than all women�察�and taller than all
men on earth�察 �and her garments shone like the summer sea�察 �and her
jewels like the stars of heaven�察�and over her forehead was a veil woven
of the golden clouds of sunset�察�and through the veil she looked down on
him�察�with great soft heifer's eyes�察�with great eyes�察�mild and awful�察�which
filled all the glen with light。
And Jason fell upon his knees�察�and hid his face between his hands。
And she spoke�察�'I am the Queen of Olympus�察�Hera the wife of Zeus。
As thou hast done to me�察�so will I do to thee。 Call on me in the hour of
need�察�and try if the Immortals can forget。'
And when Jason looked up�察�she rose from off the earth�察�like a pillar
of tall white cloud�察�and floated away across the mountain peaks�察�toward
Olympus the holy hill。
Then a great fear fell on Jason�此 �but after a while he grew light of
heart�察 �and he blessed old Cheiron�察 �and said�察 �'Surely the Centaur is a
prophet�察�and guessed what would come to pass�察�when he bade me speak
harshly to no soul whom I might meet。'
Then he went down toward Iolcos�察�and as he walked he found that
he had lost one of his sandals in the flood。
And as he went through the streets�察�the people came out to look at
him�察�so tall and fair was he�察�but some of the elders whispered together�察�
and at last one of them stopped Jason�察 �and called to him�察�'Fair lad�察�who
are you�察�and whence come you�察�and what is your errand in the town��'
'My name�察�good father�察�is Jason�察�and I come from Pelion up above�察�
and my errand is to Pelias your king�察�tell me then where his palace is。'
But the old man started�察�and grew pale�察�and said�察�'Do you not know
the oracle�察�my son�察�that you go so boldly through the town with but one
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sandal on��'
'I am a stranger here�察 �and know of no oracle�察 �but what of my one
sandal�拭 �I lost the other in Anauros�察 �while I was struggling with the
flood。'
Then the old man looked back to his companions�察 �and one sighed�察�
and another smiled�察 �at last he said�察 �'I will tell you�察 �lest you rush upon
your ruin unawares。 The oracle in Delphi has said that a man wearing
one sandal should take the kingdom from Pelias�察�and keep it for himself。
Therefore beware how you go up to his palace�察 �for he is the fiercest
and most cunning of all kings。'
Then Jason laughed a great laugh�察 �like a war´horse in his pride。
'Good news�察 �good father�察 �both for you and me。 For that very end I
came into the town。'
Then he strode on toward the palace of Pelias�察�while all the people
wondered at his bearing。
And he stood in the doorway and cried�察�'Come out�察�come out�察 �Pelias
the valiant�察�and fight for your kingdom like a man。'
Pelias came out wondering�察�and 'Who are you�察�bold youth��' he cried。
'I am Jason�察�the son of AEson�察�the heir of all this land。'
Then Pelias lifted up his hands and eyes�察 �and wept�察 �or seemed to
weep�察 �and blessed the heavens which had brought his nephew to him�察�
never to leave him more。 'For��' said he�察�'I have but three daughters�察�and
no son to be my heir。 You shall be my heir then�察�and rule the kingdom
after me�察 �and marry whichsoever of my daughters you shall choose�察�
though a sad kingdom you will find it�察 �and whosoever rules it a
miserable man。 But come in�察�come in�察�and feast。'
So he drew Jason in�察�whether he would or not�察�and spoke to him so
lovingly and feasted him so well�察 �that Jason's anger passed�察 �and after
supper his three cousins came into the hall�察 �and Jason thought that he
should like well enough to have one of them for his wife。
But at last he said to Pelias�察 �'Why do you look so sad�察 �my uncle�拭�
And what did you mean just now when you said that this was a doleful
kingdom�察�and its ruler a miserable man��'
Then Pelias sighed heavily again and again and again�察 �like a man