| I have long had them, and I now would fain repay my Antinous for all these treasures. |
| But Antinous remained, gazing, like his master, at the stars. |
| This is best seen when Odysseus, disguised as a beggar, begs Antinous, one of the suitors, for food and Antinous denies his request. |
| Antinous refers to it and proposes to defer the contest on that account. |
| He was quite alone, for Antinous had left the room with the Emperor. |
| Antinous might lift his brow, and tell us why he is forever sad. |
