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Updated: July 16, 2025
His emotions master him. Araspes in love. Progress of the army. Araspes confesses his love. Panthea offended. Panthea appeals to Cyrus. Cyrus reproves Araspes. Cyrus's generosity. Araspes's continued distress. Plan of Cyrus. Araspes pretends to desert. Panthea proposes to send for her husband. Cyrus consents. Joyful meeting of Panthea and her husband. The armed chariots.
In the first place, she was faithful to her husband, and did not wish to receive such addresses from any person. Then, besides, she considered Araspes, having been placed in charge of her by Cyrus, his master, only for the purpose of keeping her safely, as guilty of a betrayal of his trust in having dared to cherish and express sentiments of affection for her himself.
It was a very different case from that of an ordinary spy, who was to go into a neighboring camp merely to report the numbers and disposition of an organized army. Cyrus was uncertain whom he should send on such an embassy. In the mean time, Araspes had ventured to express to Panthea his love for her. She was offended.
"Will any one dare to give evidence in favor of such an outrageous criminal?" asked Cambyses, springing up and stamping his foot. "We will," "I," "we," shouted Araspes, Darius, Gyges and Zopyrus with one voice. "Traitors, knaves!" cried the king. But as he caught sight of Croesus' warning eye fixed upon him, he lowered his voice, and said: "What have you to bring forward in favor of this fellow?
On the way home, as the courtiers were extolling all the wonderful qualities possessed by the king's favorite, old Araspes exclaimed, "I quite agree with you that this Greek, who by the way has proved himself a better soldier than anything else, is no common man, but I am sure you would not praise him half as much, if he were not a foreigner and a novelty."
The soldiers pitied her in her distress, and the leader of the party attempted to console her, as Araspes said, by telling her that she had nothing to fear; that they were aware that her husband was a most worthy and excellent man; and although, by this capture, she was lost to him, she would have no cause to regret the event, for she would be reserved for a new husband not at all inferior to her former one either in person, in understanding, in rank, or in power.
He was, she said, dissatisfied with the government under which he lived, having been cruelly and tyrannically treated by the prince. "If you will allow me to send for him," she added, "I am sure he will come and join your army; and I assure you that you will find him a much more faithful and devoted servant than Araspes has been." Cyrus consented to this proposal, and Panthea sent for Abradates.
"Zopyrus is quite right," said Araspes; "we will make merry and keep our eyes open; who knows how soon they may be closed for ever?" "No one need be sad who goes to his death as innocently as we do," said Gyges. "Here, cup-bearer, fill my goblet!" "Ah! Bartja and Darius!" cried Zopyrus, seeing the two speaking in a low voice together, "there you are at your secrets again.
"I swear to you, father," cried Gyges, "that Bartja has not left this garden for some hours." "And we confirm the same," added Araspes, Zopyrus and Darius with one voice. "You want to deceive me?" said Croesus getting very angry, and looking at each of them reproachfully: "Do you fancy that I am blind or mad?
"I swear to you, father," cried Gyges, "that Bartja has not left this garden for some hours." "And we confirm the same," added Araspes, Zopyrus and Darius with one voice. "You want to deceive me?" said Croesus getting very angry, and looking at each of them reproachfully: "Do you fancy that I am blind or mad?
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