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Odyssey
Book 18, Line 320 by Samuel Butler (English)
The maids looked at one another and laughed, while pretty Melantho began to gibe at him contemptuously. She was daughter to Dolios, but had been brought up by Penelope, who used to give her toys to play with, and looked after her when she was a child; but in spite of all this she showed no consideration for the sorrows [ penthos ] of her mistress, and used to misconduct herself with Eurymakhos, with whom she was in love.
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