Dolon: reappears disguised and departs for the Greek camp. (Enter
Messenger.)
Messenger: (a Shepherd) .
Great king, ever in days to come be it mine to bring my masters such
news as I am bearing now unto thine ears. (Enter Hector.)
Hector: Full oft the rustic mind is afflicted with dulness; so thou,
as like as not, art come to this ill-suited place to tell thy master
that his flocks are bearing well. Knowest thou not my palace or my
father's throne? Thither thou shouldst carry thy tale when thou hast
prospered with thy flocks.
Messenger: Dull herdsmen are; I do not gainsay thee.
But none the less I bring thee joyful news.
Hector: A truce to thy tale of how the sheep-fold fares; I have battles
to fight and spears to wield.
Messenger: The very things of which I, too, came to tell thee; for
a chieftain of a countless host is on his way to join thee as thy
friend and to champion this land.
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