Again spake Agamemnon, king of men:⁠— “At other times, old chief, I would have begged That thou shouldst blame him: he is oft remiss, And late to act; but not because of sloth, Or want of spirit, but he looks to me And waits for my example. Yet tonight He rose before me, sought me, and is sent To call the chiefs whom thou hast named; and now Let us go on, and meet them where they wait, Among the guards and just before the gates⁠— For I appointed that the trysting-place.”

And Nestor, the Gerenian knight, replied:⁠— “Then let no Greek condemn him, or refuse To heed and to obey when he shall speak.”