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a bear´cub under each arm�察�and laughed when they scratched and bit�察�
for neither tooth nor steel could wound him。
And Cheiron praised them all�察�each according to his deserts。
Only one walked apart and silent�察�Asclepius�察�the too´wise child�察�with
his bosom full of herbs and flowers�察�and round his wrist a spotted snake�察�
he came with downcast eyes to Cheiron�察 �and whispered how he had
watched the snake cast its old skin�察 �and grow young again before his
eyes�察�and how he had gone down into a village in the vale�察�and cured a
dying man with a herb which he had seen a sick goat eat。
And Cheiron smiled�察 �and said�察 �'To each Athene and Apollo give
some gift�察 �and each is worthy in his place�察 �but to this child they have
given an honour beyond all honours�察�to cure while others kill。'
Then the lads brought in wood�察�and split it�察�and lighted a blazing fire�察�
and others skinned the deer and quartered them�察 �and set them to roast
before the fire�察 �and while the venison was cooking they bathed in the
snow´torrent�察�and washed away the dust and sweat。
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And then all ate till they could eat no more ��for they had tasted
nothing since the dawn���察�and drank of the clear spring water�察�for wine is
not fit for growing lads。 And when the remnants were put away�察�they
all lay down upon the skins and leaves about the fire�察�and each took the
lyre in turn�察�and sang and played with all his heart。
And after a while they all went out to a plot of grass at the cave's
mouth�察�and there they boxed�察�and ran�察�and wrestled�察 �and laughed till the
stones fell from the cliffs。
Then Cheiron took his lyre�察�and all the lads joined hands�察 �and as be
played�察 �they danced to his measure�察 �in and out�察 �and round and round。
There they danced hand in hand�察 �till the night fell over land and sea�察�
while the black glen shone with their broad white limbs and the gleam of
their golden hair。
And the lad danced with them�察 �delighted�察 �and then slept a
wholesome sleep�察�upon fragrant leaves of bay�察�and myrtle�察�and marjoram�察�
and flowers of thyme�察�and rose at the dawn�察�and bathed in the torrent�察�
and became a schoolfellow to the heroes' sons�察�and forgot Iolcos�察�and his
father�察 �and all his former life。 But he grew strong�察 �and brave and
cunning�察 �upon the pleasant downs of Pelion�察 �in the keen hungry
mountain air。 And he learnt to wrestle�察 �and to box�察 �and to hunt�察 �and
to play upon the harp�察�and next he learnt to ride�察�for old Cheiron used to
mount him on his back�察�and he learnt the virtues of all herbs and how to
cure all wounds�察�and Cheiron called him Jason the healer�察�and that is his
name until this day。
PART II ´ HOW JASON LOST HIS SANDAL IN
ANAUROS
AND ten years came and went�察�and Jason was grown to be a mighty
man。 Some of his fellows were gone�察 �and some were growing up by
his side。 Asclepius was gone into Peloponnese to work his wondrous
cures on men�察 �and some say he used to raise the dead to life。 And
Heracles was gone to Thebes to fulfil those famous labours which have
become a proverb among men。 And Peleus had married a sea´nymph�察�
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and his wedding is famous to this day。 And AEneas was gone home to
Troy�察�and many a noble tale you will read of him�察�and of all the other
gallant heroes�察�the scholars of Cheiron the just。 And it happened on a
day that Jason stood on the mountain�察�and looked north and south and
east and west�察�and Cheiron stood by him and watched him�察�for he knew
that the time was come。
And Jason looked and saw the plains of Thessaly�察�where the Lapithai
breed their horses�察 �and the lake of Boibe�察 �and the stream which runs
northward to Peneus and Tempe�察 �and he looked north�察 �and saw the
mountain wall which guards the Magnesian shore�察�Olympus�察�the seat of
the Immortals�察 �and Ossa�察 �and Pelion�察 �where he stood。 Then he looked
east and saw the bright blue sea�察�which stretched away for ever toward
the dawn。 Then he looked south�察 �and saw a pleasant land�察 �with
white´walled towns and farms�察�nestling along the shore of a land´locked
bay�察�while the smoke rose blue among the trees�察 �and he knew it for the
bay of Pagasai�察 �and the rich lowlands of Haemonia�察 �and Iolcos by the
sea。
Then he sighed�察�and asked�察�'Is it true what the heroes tell me ´ that I
am heir of that fair land��'
'And what good would it be to you�察�Jason�察�if you were heir of that
fair land��'
'I would take it and keep it。'
'A strong man has taken it and kept it long。 Are you stronger than
Pelias the terrible��'
'I can try my strength with his��' said Jason�察�but Cheiron sighed�察�and
said ´
'You have many a danger to go through before you rule in Iolcos by
the sea�此 �many a danger and many a woe�察 �and strange troubles in
strange lands�察�such as man never saw before。'
'The happier I��' said Jason�察�'to see what man never saw before。'
And Cheiron sighed again�察�and said�察�'The eaglet must leave the nest
when it is fledged。 Will you go to Iolcos by the sea�拭 �Then promise
me two things before you go。'
Jason promised�察 �and Cheiron answered�察 �'Speak harshly to no soul
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whom you may meet�察�and stand by the word which you shall speak。'
Jason wondered why Cheiron asked this of him�察�but he knew that the
Centaur was a prophet�察�and saw things long before they came。 So he
promised�察�and leapt down the mountain�察�to take his fortune like a man。
He went down through the arbutus thickets�察�and across the downs of
thyme�察�till he came to the vineyard walls�察�and the pomegranates and the
olives in the glen�察 �and among the olives roared Anauros�察 �all foaming
with a summer flood。
And on the bank of Anauros sat a woman�察�all wrinkled�察�gray�察 �and old�察�
her head shook palsied on her breast�察�and her hands shook palsied on her
knees�察�and when she saw Jason�察�she spoke whining�察�'Who will carry me
across the flood��'
Jason was bold and hasty�察�and was just going to leap into the flood�此�
and yet he thought twice before he leapt�察�so loud roared the torrent down�察�
all brown from the mountain rains�察 �and silver´veined with melting snow�察�
while underneath he could hear the boulders rumbling like the tramp of
horsemen or the roll of wheels�察 �as they ground along the narrow
channel�察�and shook the rocks on which he stood。
But the old woman whined all the more�察 �'I am weak and old�察�fair
youth。 For Hera's sake�察�carry me over the torrent。'
And Jason was going to answer her scornfully�察 �when Cheiron's
words came to his mind。
So he said�察�'For Hera's sake�察�the Queen of the Immortals on Olympus�察�
I will carry you over the torrent�察�unless we both are drowned midway。'
Then the old dame leapt upon his back�察 �as nimbly as a goat�察�and
Jason staggered in�察�wondering�察�and the first step was up to his knees。
The first step was up to his knees�察�and the second step was up to his
waist�察�and the stones rolled about his feet�察�and his feet slipped about the
stones�察 �so he wen
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