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The Odyssey 17.574–575

The Odyssey 17.574–575
And as he passed over the threshold Penelope said to him: “Thou dost not bring him, Eumaeus. What does the wanderer mean by this? Does he fear some one beyond measure, or does he idly feel ashamed in the house? 'Tis ill for a beggar to feel shame.” To her, then, swineherd Eumaeus, didst thou make answer and say:
ὣς φάτο, βῆ δὲ συφορβός, ἐπεὶ τὸν μῦθον ἄκουσε. τὸν δʼ ὑπὲρ οὐδοῦ βάντα προσηύδα Πηνελόπεια·
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