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the sleeping sentinels and let in the Greeks。               Others sped with torches to 

burn   the   houses   of   the   Trojan   princes;   and   terrible   was   the   slaughter   of 

men;   unarmed   and   half   awake;   and   loud   were   the   cries   of   the   women。 

But     Ulysses      had    slipped     away      at   the   first;   none     knew     where。 

Neoptolemus ran to the palace of Priam; who was sitting at the altar in his 

courtyard; praying vainly to the Gods; for Neoptolemus slew the old man 

cruelly; and his white hair was dabbled in his blood。                  All through the city 

was fighting and slaying; but Menelaus went to the house of Deiphobus; 

knowing that Helen was there。 

     In   the   doorway   he   found   Deiphobus   lying   dead   in   all   his   armour;   a 

spear   standing   in   his   breast。     There   were   footprints   marked   in   blood; 

leading through the portico and into the hall。                There Menelaus went; and 

found Ulysses leaning; wounded; against one of the central pillars of the 

great chamber; the firelight shining on his armour。 

     〃Why hast thou slain Deiphobus and robbed me of my revenge?〃 said 

Menelaus。       〃You   swore   to   give   me   a   gift;〃   said   Ulysses;   〃and   will   you 

keep your oath?〃          〃Ask what you will;〃 said Menelaus; 〃it is yours and 

my oath cannot be broken。〃              〃I ask the life of Helen of the fair hands;〃 

said Ulysses 〃this is my own life…price that I pay back to her; for she saved 

my   life   when   I   took   the   Luck   of   Troy;   and   I   swore   that   hers   should   be 

saved。〃 

     Then Helen stole; glimmering in white robes; from a recess in the dark 

hall; and fell at the feet of Menelaus; her golden hair lay in the dust of the 

hearth;   and   her   hands   moved   to   touch   his   knees。   His   drawn   sword   fell 

from the hands of Menelaus; and pity and love came into his heart; and he 

raised her from the dust and her white arms were round his neck; and they 

both   wept。      That   night   Menelaus   fought   no   more;   but   they   tended   the 

wound   of   Ulysses;   for   the   sword   of   Deiphobus   had   bitten   through   his 

helmet。 



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                                       Tales of Troy 



     When dawn came Troy lay in ashes; and the women were being driven 

with spear shafts to the ships; and the men were left unburied; a prey to 

dogs and all manner of birds。           Thus the grey city fell; that had lorded it 

for   many   centuries。     All   the   gold   and   silver   and   rich   embroideries;   and 

ivory and amber; the horses and chariots; were divided among the army; 

all but a treasure of silver and gold; hidden in a chest within a hollow of 

the wall; and this treasure was found; not very  many  years ago; by  men 

digging deep on the hill where Troy once stood。                The women; too; were 

given to the princes; and Neoptolemus took Andromache to his home in 

Argos; to draw water from the well and to be the slave of a master; and 

Agamemnon   carried   beautiful   Cassandra;   the   daughter   of   Priam;   to   his 

palace in Mycenae; where they were both slain in one night。                  Only Helen 

was led with honour to the ship of Menelaus。 

     The story of all that happened to Ulysses on his way home from Troy 

is told in another book; 〃Tales of the Greek Seas。〃 



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