Stories from the classics . d here and there, and so spaciousthat a band of men could lie hidden within and takeno harm. Into this hiding-place went Ulysses, Mene-laus, and the other chiefs, fully armed, and when thedoor was shut upon them, the rest of the Grecianarmy broke camp and went away. Meanwhile, in Troy, the people had seen the depar-ture of the ships, and the news had spread like wild-fire. The great enemy had lost heart, — after tenyears of war! Part of the army had gone, — the restwere going. Already the last of the ships had setsail, and the camp was deserted. The tents that hadwh
Stories from the classics . d here and there, and so spaciousthat a band of men could lie hidden within and takeno harm. Into this hiding-place went Ulysses, Mene-laus, and the other chiefs, fully armed, and when thedoor was shut upon them, the rest of the Grecianarmy broke camp and went away. Meanwhile, in Troy, the people had seen the depar-ture of the ships, and the news had spread like wild-fire. The great enemy had lost heart, — after tenyears of war! Part of the army had gone, — the restwere going. Already the last of the ships had setsail, and the camp was deserted. The tents that hadwhitened the plain were gone like a frost before thesun. The war was over! The whole city went wild with joy. Like one whohas been a prisoner for many years, it flung off allrestraint, and the people rose as a single man to testthe truth of new liberty. The gates were thrown wide,and the Trojans — men, women, and children —thronged over the plain and into the empty camp ofthe enemy. There stood the Wooden Horse. 270 p. v. t^ i %=—
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