Get thee away from the palace, and go to a smithy and sleep there.
Or to a tavern, instead of annoying us here with thy prating !

Ay, in the presence of princes thou prat'st, with thy impudent spirit

All unabashed. Is it wine that has got to thy wits ? or, it may be.
Such is the bent of thy mind, to be always foolishly blabbing.
Crazy methinks thou art gone through conquering Irus the vagrant.
Have but a care — for I fear that a better than Irus arising

Soon will be cuffing thy pate with his sinewy hands and will hunt thee

Out of the bounds of the palace, with blood all richly bedabbled."

Glaring askance at the maid deep-plotting Odysseus addressed her :
"Forthwith Telemachus shall be told what thou sayest, thou hussy!
Straight I shall go to him — straight ; and at once he will cut thee in pieces."
Thus did he speak. At his words in alarm fled all of the women
Hurrying out of the hall, their knee-joints loosened with terror.
Quaking affrighted because they believed he had spoken in earnest.
Then to the lights he attended, and nigh to the glow of the braziers

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Odyssey Stationed himself, and he gazed at the rout ; but the heart in his bosom
XVIII Pondered on things far other, nor destined to fail of fulfilment.
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Nowise willed it Athena to suffer the arrogant suitors

Still to refrain from insulting contempt, for she wished the resentment

Deeper to sink in the heart of Odysseus the son of Laertes.
Then made £urymachus, prince Polybus' son, a beginning.
