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thinking only of his wrongs and of what he could do to end
this intolerable treatment.
But one day Death appeared in the courts with an air and
They all noticed it. "What are you up to now?" said Love.
And Death with some solemnity said to Her: "I am going to
frighten Odysseus"; and drawing about him his grey
traveller's cloak went out through the windy door with his
jowl turned earthwards.
And he came soon to Ithaca and the hall that Athene knew,
and opened the door and saw there famous Odysseus, with his
white locks bending close over the fire, trying to warm his
hands.
And the wind through the open door blew bitterly on
Odysseus.
And death came up behind him, and suddenly shouted.
And Odysseus went on warming his pale hands.
Then Death came close and began to mouth at him. And
after a while Odysseus turned and spoke. And "Well, old
servant," he said, "have your masters been kind to you since
I made you work for me round Ilion?"
And Death for some while stood mute, for the thought of
the laughter of Love.
Then "Come now," said Odysseus, "lend me your shoulder,"
and he leaning heavily on that bony joint, they went
together through the open door.













Death and the Orange




Two dark young men in a foreign southern land sat at a
restaurant table with one woman.
And on the woman's plate was a small orange which had an
evil laughter in its heart.
And both of the men would be looking at the woman all the
time, and they ate little and they drank much.
And the woman was smiling equally at each.