. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. taken the eye? I have not taken the eye. Have you taken the tooth? I have not taken the tooth. Some one has taken the eye, and some one has taken thetooth. They stood together, and the youth watched their blinkingfaces as they tried to discover who had come into the cave, andwho had taken the eye and the tooth. Then they said, screaming together: Who ever has takenthe eye and the tooth from the Graiai, the ancient daughtersof Phorcys, may Mother Night smother him. The youth spoke. Ancient daughters of Phorcys, he said, Graiai, I wou
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. taken the eye? I have not taken the eye. Have you taken the tooth? I have not taken the tooth. Some one has taken the eye, and some one has taken thetooth. They stood together, and the youth watched their blinkingfaces as they tried to discover who had come into the cave, andwho had taken the eye and the tooth. Then they said, screaming together: Who ever has takenthe eye and the tooth from the Graiai, the ancient daughtersof Phorcys, may Mother Night smother him. The youth spoke. Ancient daughters of Phorcys, he said, Graiai, I would not rob from you. I have come to your caveonly to ask the way to a place. Ah, it is a mortal, a mortal, screamed the sisters. Well,mortal, what would you have from the Graiai? Ancient Graiai, said the youth, I would have you tellme, for you alone know, where the nymphs dwell who guardthe three magic treasures — the cap of darkness, the shoes offlight, and the magic pouch. We will not tell you, we will not tell you that, screamedthe two ancient THE RETURN TO GREECE 159 I will keep the eye and the tooth/ said the youth, andI will give them to one who will help me. Give me the eye and I will tell you, said one. Give methe tooth and I will tell you, said the other. The youth putthe eye in the hand of one and the tooth in the hand of theother, but he held their skinny hands in his strong hands untilthey should tell him where the nymphs dwelt who guarded themagic treasures. The Gray Ones told him. Then the youthwith the bright sword left the cave. As .ie went out he sawon the ground a shield of bronze, and he took it with him. To the other side of where Atlas stands he went. There hecame upon the nymphs in their valley. They had long dweltthere, hidden from gods and men, and they were startled to see astranger youth come into their hidden valley. They tied the youth sat on the ground, his head bent like a manwho is very sorrowful. The youngest and the fairest
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