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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 



                

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