And Dolon answered, trembling still with fear:⁠— “Hector, against my will and to my hurt, Persuaded me. He promised to bestow On me the firm-paced coursers, and the car Engrailed with brass, which bear the illustrious son Of Peleus, and enjoined me by the aid Of darkness to approach the foe and learn Whether ye guard your galleys as before, Or, overcome by us, consult on flight, And, wearied with the hardships of the day, Have failed to set the accustomed nightly watch.”