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he　soldiers　had　given　him　in　their　gratitude；　he　turned　to　make　his　way　through　the　hostile　region。　＇Greek　text　which　cannot　be　reproduced＇。　〃When　evening　came　he　took　leave　of　us；　and　went　his　way　by　night。〃　To　my　mind；　words　of　wonderful　suggestiveness。　You　see　the　wild；　eastern　landscape；　upon　which　the　sun　has　set。　There　are　the　Hellenes；　safe　for　the　moment　on　their　long　march；　and　there　the　mountain　tribesman；　the　serviceable　barbarian；　going　away；　alone；　with　his　tempting　guerdon；　into　the　hazards　of　the　darkness。

Also　in　the　fourth　book；　another　picture　moves　one　in　another　way。　Among　the　Carduchian　Hills　two　men　were　seized；　and　information　was　sought　from　them　about　the　track　to　be　followed。　〃One　of　them　would　say　nothing；　and　kept　silence　in　spite　of　every　threat；　so；　in　the　presence　of　his　panion；　he　was　slain。　Thereupon　that　other　made　known　the　man's　reason　for　refusing　to　point　out　the　way；　in　the　direction　the　Greeks　must　take　there　dwelt　a　daughter　of　his；　who　was　married。〃

It　would　not　be　easy　to　express　more　pathos　than　is　conveyed　in　these　few　words。　Xenophon　himself；　one　may　be　sure；　did　not　feel　it　quite　as　we　do；　but　he　preserved　the　incident　for　its　own　sake；　and　there；　in　a　line　or　two；　shines　something　of　human　love　and　sacrifice；　significant　for　all　time。

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I　sometimes　think　I　will　go　and　spend　the　sunny　half　of　a　twelvemonth　in　wandering　about　the　British　Isles。　There　is　so　much　of　beauty　and　interest　that　I　have　not　seen；　and　I　grudge　to　close　my　eyes　on　this　beloved　home　of　ours；　leaving　any　corner　of　it　unvisited。　Often　I　wander　in　fancy　over　all　the　parts　I　know；　and　grow　restless　with　desire　at　familiar　names　which　bring　no　picture　to　memory。　My　array　of　county　guide…books　（they　have　always　been　irresistible　t