me to Pylos, take, I pray, This stranger to thy house, and there provide For him, and honor him until I
Piraeus, mighty with the spear, replied:
“Telemachus, however long thy stay, This man shall be my guest, nor ever lack Beneath my roof for hospitable care.”
He spake, and climbed the deck, and bade his men Enter the ship and cast the fastenings loose. Quickly they came together, went on board And manned the benches, while Telemachus Bound the fair sandals to his feet, and took His massive spear with its sharp blade of brass That lay upon the deck. The men unbound The hawsers, shoved the galley forth, and sailed Townward, as they were bidden by the son Of great Ulysses.
Meantime the quick feet Of the young chieftain bore him on until He reached the lodge where his great herds of swine Were fed, and, careful of his master’s wealth, Beside his charge the worthy swineherd slept.