(From the Latin) Alexander and Darius. 47

(From the Latin) Alexander and Darius. 47

the palace, because, as the gods say sooth, ere long the palace

shall be mine.' And going in, Darius and Alexander lay by a

table, and the daintiest feast was laid out. And Darius' The Feast

4 marshall gazed hard at Alexander face to face. And the table a^d its

was wreathed in cleanest sold. But the Persians, seeing Alex- "lagmfi-

° . . . cence.

ander s shape, yet knew nothing of what wisdom, doughtiness,

and strength lurked in this small bod}^. The dishes and tables

8 and seats were wrought of the finest gold. The cup-bearers

bore cups in golden vessels and rarest jewels. And when a cup

was handed to Alexander, he hid it in his breast. And another

cup was brought to him and he did the same, and thus too with Alexander

1 2 a third. And those who bore the cups, seeing this, gave the ^^i^gn ^^
news to the Emperor Darius. And he, hearing of it, rose up, cups in his
saying : ' Friend, what is this that thou doest, hiding the cups Darius
in thy breast 1 ' And Alexander : ' In our king's feasts the Allxln^eT'

i6 guests are wont, whenever they will, to take their drinking- answers by

sriviriff

vessels. But, as this seemeth to you unworthy, I will give them to

them back forthwith.' And with these words he save them *^® ^^^"

=> bearers.

back to the cup-bearers. But the Persians who sate at the
2o feast said each to each, ' a good custom, indeed, and one to be
praised.' And some lords, too, praised this way and exalted it.
But one of the Princes of Darius, called Anapolus, sitting at the Alexander
feast, ffazed hard at Alexander and his face. For he had seen i^/^cog-

' ^ nized by

24 him when, at Darius' bidding, he went into Macedonia to take one who
tribute of Philip. He, knowing his voice and looking on his in Mace-
face, began to think to himself and say : ' Is this not Alex- ^^^' ^®
ander ? ' And rising at once he drew near to Darius, saying : Darius.

28 ' This messenger whom thou beholdest is Alexander, the son of
Philip of Macedon.' And Alexander, seeing them with each
other in talk, knew they were speaking of him and he was Alexander
known. And at this he rose up from his place and leapt away ^nd^is^^r-

32 from the board. And taking a blazing torch from a Persian's sued by the
hand, himself mounted his palfrey, which he found ready out- p,
side Darius's palace, and fled in the swiftest flight. And the in the
Persians seeing this, taking weapons, mounted their steeds with

36 a mighty stir, and quickly followed after Alexander. And in
the darkness of the nightfall, they began to stray, some scratched
their faces by the tree-boughs, some falling into ditches. But
Alexander, bearing his bio zing torch in hand, fared straight

darkness.

{From the Latin) Alexander ami Darius. 47

the palace, because, as the gods say sooth, ere long the palace

shall be mine.' And going in, Darius and Alexander lay by a

table, and the daintiest feast was laid out. And Darius' The Feast

4 marshall gazed hard at Alexander face to face. And the table a^d its

was wreathed in cleanest sold. But the Persians, seeing Alex- "lagmfi-

° . . . cence.

ander s shape, yet knew nothing of what wisdom, doughtiness,

and strength lurked in this small bod}^. The dishes and tables

8 and seats were wrought of the finest gold. The cup-bearers

bore cups in golden vessels and rarest jewels. And when a cup

was handed to Alexander, he hid it in his breast. And another

cup was brought to him and he did the same, and thus too with Alexander

1 2 a third. And those who bore the cups, seeing this, gave the ^^i^gn ^^
news to the Emperor Darius. And he, hearing of it, rose up, cups in his
saying : ' Friend, what is this that thou doest, hiding the cups Darius
in thy breast 1 ' And Alexander : ' In our king's feasts the Allxln^eT'

i6 guests are wont, whenever they will, to take their drinking- answers by

sriviriff

vessels. But, as this seemeth to you unworthy, I will give them to

them back forthwith.' And with these words he save them *^® ^^^"

=> bearers.

back to the cup-bearers. But the Persians who sate at the
2o feast said each to each, ' a good custom, indeed, and one to be
praised.' And some lords, too, praised this way and exalted it.
But one of the Princes of Darius, called Anapolus, sitting at the Alexander
feast, ffazed hard at Alexander and his face. For he had seen i^/^cog-

' ^ nized by

24 him when, at Darius' bidding, he went into Macedonia to take one who
tribute of Philip. He, knowing his voice and looking on his in Mace-
face, began to think to himself and say : ' Is this not Alex- ^^^' ^®
ander ? ' And rising at once he drew near to Darius, saying : Darius.

28 ' This messenger whom thou beholdest is Alexander, the son of
Philip of Macedon.' And Alexander, seeing them with each
other in talk, knew they were speaking of him and he was Alexander
known. And at this he rose up from his place and leapt away ^nd^is^^r-

32 from the board. And taking a blazing torch from a Persian's sued by the
hand, himself mounted his palfrey, which he found ready out- p,
side Darius's palace, and fled in the swiftest flight. And the in the
Persians seeing this, taking weapons, mounted their steeds with

36 a mighty stir, and quickly followed after Alexander. And in
the darkness of the nightfall, they began to stray, some scratched
their faces by the tree-boughs, some falling into ditches. But
Alexander, bearing his bio zing torch in hand, fared straight

darkness.