Odyssey

And Eumaios answered, "Old man, you have told us an excellent story [ ainos ], and have said nothing so far but what is quite satisfactory; for the present, therefore, you shall want neither clothing nor anything else that a stranger in distress may reasonably expect, but tomorrow morning you have to shake your own old rags about your body again, for we have not many spare cloaks nor shirts up here, but every man has only one. When Odysseus’ son comes home again he will give you both cloak and shirt, and send you wherever you may want to go."

OdysseyBook 14, Line 507Samuel ButlerEnglishVerse permalinkRead in Book 14

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