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Wysłany: Pon 13:49, 14 Lut 2011 Temat postu: On the Makaloa Mat LondonJack Published bbaagevc |
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kingandqueenthequeenaskedhimwhohewasandwhencehecame
and(recognizingtheclotheswhichheworeasthosewhichhermaidens
andherselfhadmade)fromwhomhereceivedthosegarments.Hetold
themofhisresidenceinCalypso'sisleandhisdeparturethence;ofthe
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wreckofhisrafthisescapebyswimmingandofthereliefaffordedby
theprincess.Theparentsheardapprovinglyandthekingpromisedto
furnish a ship in which his guest might return to his own land.
Thenextdaytheassembledchiefsconfirmedthepromiseoftheking.
Abarkwaspreparedandacrewofstoutrowersselectedandallbetook
themselvestothepalacewhereabounteousrepastwasprovided.After
thefeastthekingproposedthattheyoungmenshouldshowtheirguest
theirproficiencyinmanlysportsandallwentforthtothearenafor
gamesofrunningwrestlingandotherexercises.Afterallhaddonetheir
bestUlyssesbeingchallengedtoshowwhathecoulddoatfirstde-
clinedbutbeingtauntedbyoneoftheyouthsseizedaquoitofweight
farheavierthananyofthePhaeacianshadthrownandsentitfarther
thantheutmostthrowoftheirs.Allwereastonishedandviewedtheir
guest with greatly increased respect.
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