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but Theseus frowned�察�and said under his breath�察�'No            wonder that the land 

is full of robbers�察�while such as these       bear rule。' 

    Then the Pallantids saw him�察�and called to him�察�half´drunk             with wine�察�

'Holla�察�tall stranger at the door�察�what is your      will to´day��' 

    'I come hither to ask for hospitality。' 

    'Then take it�察�and welcome。        You look like a hero and a bold        warrior�察�

and we like such to drink with us。' 

    'I ask no hospitality of you�察�I ask it of AEgeus the king�察        �the master of 

this house。' 

    At that some growled�察�and some laughed�察�and shouted�察�'Heyday�                  �we 

are all masters here。' 

    'Then I am master as much as the rest of you��' said Theseus�察             �and he 

strode past the table up the hall�察�and looked around            for AEgeus�察�but he 

was nowhere to be seen。 

    The    Pallantids   looked    at  him�察 �and   then  at  each   other�察 �and   each 

whispered to the man next him�察�'This is a forward            fellow�察�he ought to be 

thrust out at the door。'     But each     man's neighbour whispered in return�察�

'His shoulders are      broad�察�will you rise and put him out��'        So they all sat 

still  where they were。 

    Then Theseus called to the servants�察�and said�察�'Go tell King            AEgeus�察�

your master�察�that Theseus of Troezene is here�察�and             asks to be his guest 

awhile。' 

    A servant ran and told AEgeus�察�where he sat in his chamber                within�察�

by   Medeia   the   dark   witch´woman�察  �watching   her   eye   and    hand。    And 

when AEgeus heard of Troezene he turned pale and                red again�察�and rose 

from his seat trembling�察�while Medeia          watched him like a snake。 

    'What is Troezene to you��' she asked。           But he said hastily�察    �'Do you 

not know who this Theseus is�拭          �The hero who has        cleared the country 

from all monsters�察�but that he came from          Troezene�察�I never heard before。 

I must go out and welcome         him。' 

     So AEgeus came out into the hall�察�and when Theseus saw him�察                  �his 

heart   leapt   into  his  mouth�察  �and   he  longed    to  fall  on  his  neck    and 

welcome   him�察  �but   he   controlled   himself�察 �and said�察  �'My  father   may  not 

wish for me�察�after all。      I will try him    before I discover myself��' and he 



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bowed low before AEgeus�察             �and said�察�'I have delivered the king's realm 

from many        monsters�察�therefore I am come to ask a reward of the king。' 

     And old AEgeus looked on him�察�and loved him�察�as what fond                         heart 

would not have done�拭         �But he only sighed�察�and said ´ 

     'It is little that I can give you�察�noble lad�察�and nothing             that is worthy 

of you�察�for surely you are no mortal man�察�or              at least no mortal's son。' 

     'All I ask��' said Theseus�察�'is to eat and drink at your           table。' 

     'That I can give you��' said AEgeus�察�'if at least I am master               in my own 

hall。' 

     Then   he   bade   them   put   a   seat   for   Theseus�察  �and   set   before   him the 

best of the feast�察�and Theseus sat and ate so much�察�that                 all the company 

wondered at him�此        �but always he kept his club          by his side。 

     But   Medeia   the   dark   witch´woman   had   been   watching   him   all   the 

while。     She saw how AEgeus turned red and pale when the lad                    said that 

he    came    from   Troezene。      She    saw�察  �too�察  �how    his  heart   was     opened 

toward   Theseus�察  �and   how   Theseus   bore   himself         before   all   the   sons   of 

Pallas�察�like a lion among a pack of            curs。    And she said to herself�察�'This 

youth will be master         here�察�perhaps he is nearer to AEgeus already than 

mere fancy。        At least the Pallantilds will have no chance by the side of 

such as he。' 

     Then   she   went   back   into   her   chamber   modestly�察  �while Theseus         ate 

and   drank�察  �and   all   the servants   whispered�察 �'This�察 �then�察     �is the   man   who 

killed the monsters�        �How noble are his looks�察          �and how huge his size� �

Ah�察�would that he were our master's             son��' 

     But presently Medeia came forth�察�decked in all her jewels�察                   �and her 

rich Eastern robes�察�and looking more beautiful than                  the day�察�so that all 

the guests could look at nothing else。              And in her right hand she held a 

golden cup�察�and in her left          a flask of gold�察�and she came up to Theseus�察�

and spoke in a       sweet�察�soft�察�winning voice ´ 

     'Hail to the hero�察�the conqueror�察�the unconquered�察�the               destroyer of all 

evil   things�    �Drink�察  �hero�察  �of   my   charmed      cup�察  �which   gives   rest   after 

every   toil�察  �which   heals   all  wounds�察  �and   pours   new   life   into   the   veins。 

Drink of my cup�察        �for in it sparkles the wine of the East�察�and Nepenthe�察�

the    comfort of the Immortals。' 



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     And     as  she   spoke�察  �she   poured     the  flask   into  the   cup�察  �and   the 

fragrance   of   the   wine   spread   through   the   hall�察  �like   the   scent of   thyme 

and roses。 

     And Theseus looked up in her fair face and into her deep dark                  eyes。 

And as he looked�察�he shrank and shuddered�察�for they                  were dry like the 

eyes of a snake。       And he rose�察�and said�察       �'The wine is rich and fragrant�察�

and the wine´bearer as fair         as the Immortals�察�but let her pledge me first 

herself in the     cup�察�that the wine may be the sweeter from her lips。' 

     Then Medeia turned pale�察�and stammered�察�'Forgive me�察�fair                 hero�察�but 

I am ill�察�and dare drink no wine。' 

     And    Theseus     looked   again    into  her  eyes�察  �and   cried�察 �'Thou    shalt 

pledge me in that cup�察�or die。'         And he lifted up his       brazen club�察�while 

all the guests looked on aghast。 

     Medeia shrieked a fearful shriek�察�and dashed the cup to the                 ground�察�

and   fled�察  �and   where   the   wine   flowed   over   the   marble   pavement�察  �the 

stone bubbled�察�and crumbled�察�and hissed�察�under               the fierce venom of the 

draught。 

     But   Medeia   called   her   dragon   chariot�察  �and   sprang   into   it   and fled 

aloft�察�away over land and sea�察�and no man saw her more。 

     And AEgeus cried�察�'What hast thou done��'              But Theseus pointed          to 

the stone�察�'I have rid the land of an enchantment�此             �now I     will rid it of 

one more。' 

     And he came close to AEgeus�察�and drew from his bosom the                      sword 

and the sandals�察�and said the words which his mother               bade him。 

     And AEgeus stepped back a pace�察�and looked at the lad till                 his eyes 

grew dim�察�and then he cast himself on his neck and                 wept�察�and Theseus 

wept on his neck�察�till they had no strength          left to weep more。 

     Then AEgeus   turned   to   all   the   people�察  �and   cried�察  �'Behold   my   son�察�

children of Cecrops�察�a better man than his father was             before him。' 

     Who�察�then�察�were mad but the Pallantids�察�though they had been                    mad 

enough before�拭       �And one shouted�察�'Shall we make room for               an upstart�察�

a pretender�察�who comes from we know not where��'                    And another�察�'If he 

be one�察�we are more than one�察�and the            stronger can hold his own。'         And 

one shouted one thing�察�and          one another�察�for they were hot and wild with 



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wine�此    �but all   caught swords and lances off the wall�察�where the weapons 

hung      around�察    �and   sprang    forward    to  Theseus�察    �and   Theseus    sprang 

forward to them。 

     And he cried�察�'Go in peace�察�if you will�察�my cousins�察�but if               not�察�your 

blood be on your own heads。'           But they rushed at       him�察�and then stopped 

short and railed him�察�as curs stop and           bark when they rouse a lion from 

his lair。 

     But    one  hurled    a  lance  from   the   rear  rank�察  �which    past  close    by 

Theseus' head�察�and at that Theseus rushed forward�察�and the                   fight began 

indeed。     Twenty against one they fought�察�and yet            Theseus beat them all�察�

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