. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. gfor him from the god of the Underworld, and he lamentedthat none of the wretched ones around the palace would takehis place. A hand was laid upon him. He looked up and he saw his talland grave-eyed wife, Alcestis, beside him. Alcestis spoke tohim slowly and gravely. I have heard what you have said,O my husband, said she. One should go in your place, foryou are the king and have many great affairs to attend if none other will go, I, Alcestis, will go in your place,Admetus. It had seemed to Admetus that ever since he had heard
. The golden fleece and the heroes who lived before Achilles. gfor him from the god of the Underworld, and he lamentedthat none of the wretched ones around the palace would takehis place. A hand was laid upon him. He looked up and he saw his talland grave-eyed wife, Alcestis, beside him. Alcestis spoke tohim slowly and gravely. I have heard what you have said,O my husband, said she. One should go in your place, foryou are the king and have many great affairs to attend if none other will go, I, Alcestis, will go in your place,Admetus. It had seemed to Admetus that ever since he had heard thewords of Apollo that heavy footsteps were coming toward the footsteps seemed to stop. It was not so terrible forhim as before. He sprang up, and he took the hands of Alcestisand he said, You, then, will take my place? I will go with Death in your place, Admetus, Alcestis said. Then, even as Admetus looked into her face, he saw a pallorcome upon her; her body weakened and she sank down uponthe bed. Then, watching over her, he knew that not he but. THE HEROES OF THE QUEST 263 Alcestis would go with Death. And the words he had spokenhe would have taken back — the words that had brought herconsent to go with Death in his place. Paler and weaker Alcestis grew. Death would soon be herefor her. No, not here, for he would not have Death come intothe palace. He lifted Alcestis from the bed and he carried herfrom the palace. He carried her to the temple of the laid her there upon the bier and waited there beside more speech came from her. He went back to the palacewhere all was silent — the servants moved about with headsbowed, lamenting silently for their mistress. II As Admetus was coming back from the temple he heard agreat shout; he looked up and saw one standing at the palacedoorway. He knew him by his lions skin and his great was Heracles — Heracles come to visit him, but come at asad hour. He could not now rejoice in the company of Hera
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