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By the river’s mouth, and overagainst her gathered they.{320}

And they looked, and behold, Adrastus and Argus hasting amain

Thitherward from the city, and sorely they marvelled, beholding the twain

Despite the purpose of Pelias thitherward hurrying fast.

On his shoulders a bull’s hide Argus the son of Arestor had cast,

Great, dark with the fell; but the prince in a mantle fair was arrayed,

Twofold: Pelopeia his sister the gift in his hand had laid.

Howbeit Jason forbare to ask them of this or of that;

But he bade them for council sit them down where the others sat.

So there upon folded sails, and the mast as it lay along,

Row upon row were the heroes sitting all in a throng;{330}

And to these of his heart’s good will the son of Aison spake:

‘What things soever it needeth that sea-bound galleys should take,

All this ready dight for our going lieth in seemly array.

Wherefore for these things’ sake will we make no longer delay

From our sailing, so soon as the breezes but blow for the voyage begun.