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EURIPIDES.
That rings. Through me too passed a shiver of fear,
Till I discerned the clank of horses' chains.
Odysseus.
Beware thou light not darkling on their guards. 570
Diomedes.
Even in darkness will I step with heed.
Odysseus.
But, shouldst thou rouse them, knowest thou the watchword?
Diomedes.
"Phœbus"—from Dolon's mouth I heard the word.
Odysseus.
Ha! void of foes this bivouac I see!
Diomedes.
Yet surely Dolon told us that here lay 575
Hector, against whom this my spear is trailed.
Odysseus.
What means this? Is his troop elsewhither gone?
Diomedes.
Perchance he frames 'gainst us a stratagem.
Odysseus.
Ay, bold is Hector, now triumphant—bold!
