. Achilles & Hector : Iliad stories retold for boys and girls . ^ onward with nosound but the muffled thunder of chariotwheels and marching feet. When the cloud of dust which hungabout the marching armies had clearedawa3^ Paris appeared, advancing withlong strides before the other leopards skin was thrown acrosshis shoulders, his bow and quiver wereat his back, and from his belt hunga curved sword. He came, brandishingtwo brazen-pointed javelins. Ho! Who is the bravest of theGreeks? he shouted. Whoever he is,I challenge him to mortal combat! Menelaus, in the front rank of theGreeks,
. Achilles & Hector : Iliad stories retold for boys and girls . ^ onward with nosound but the muffled thunder of chariotwheels and marching feet. When the cloud of dust which hungabout the marching armies had clearedawa3^ Paris appeared, advancing withlong strides before the other leopards skin was thrown acrosshis shoulders, his bow and quiver wereat his back, and from his belt hunga curved sword. He came, brandishingtwo brazen-pointed javelins. Ho! Who is the bravest of theGreeks? he shouted. Whoever he is,I challenge him to mortal combat! Menelaus, in the front rank of theGreeks, beheld his enemy and rejoiced,for he thought his time had come forvengeance. He sprang, with the clash ofarmor, from his chariot. But when Parissaw the chief come toward him withgleaming eyes, his heart was troubled ;he turned and passed among the , bravest of the Trojans, saw hisretreat with shame. O luckless Paris !he groaned, born to bring disgrace upon. Paris appeared^ advancing ivitn i07ig strides^ 38 Achilles and Hector US all! See the Greeks laugh at didst thou not await th}^ foe ? Thenat least thou wouldst have learned fromwhat a brave ruan thou didst steal awife! Paris, stung by the words, turned andreplied : I am no coward. I will meet Mene-laus single-handed, and whoever shallprove the better man, let him take Helenand her wealth, and so depart. Hector w^as glad. He went before theadvancing line of soldiers, and with hisspear pressed back those in front, com-manding them to sit down upon theground. Meanwhile, the Greeks hadrecognized him. Tis Hector! the}^ were saying, whilesome took aim against him with theirbows, and others picked up stones tothrow at him. But Agamemnon checkedthem : Hold back your arrows ! Hectorof the glancing helm would speak to us. Hector stood between the two armies. Harken, ye Trojans, and 3^e well-armedGreeks, he said. Paris bids ye all laydown your arms while he meets Menelaus The Challenge
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