Meanwhile, in the hut, Odysseus
And the noble swineherd had kindled a fire
And were making breakfast in the early light.
They had already sent the herdsmen out
With the droves of swine.
| The dogs fawned | 5 |
As he approached. Odysseus noticed
The dogs fawning and heard footsteps.
His words flew fast to Eumaeus:
| "Eumaeus, one of your men must be coming, | 10 |
And are fawning around him. I can hear his footsteps."
His words weren't out when his own son
Stood in the doorway. Up jumped the swineherd
| In amazement, and from his hands fell the vessels | 15 |
To greet his master, kissing his head
And his shining eyes and both his hands.
And as a loving father embraces his own son
| Come back from a distant land after ten long years, | 20 |
So did the noble swineherd clasp Telemachus
And kiss him all over—he had escaped from death—
And sobbing he spoke to him these winged words:
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Publication information:
Book title: Odyssey.
Contributors: Homer - Author, Stanley Lombardo - Translator.
Publisher: Hackett Publishing.
Place of publication: Indianapolis.
Publication year: 2000.
Page number: 240.
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