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Mark him, Greeks. Quick; thine answer." The countenance of Gongylus had indeed lost its colour and hardihood. The loud tone of Cimon the effect his confusion produced on the Greeks, some of whom, the Ionians less self-possessed and dignified than the rest, half rose, with fierce gestures and muttered exclamations served still more to embarrass and intimidate him.
"For that reason, on this the frontier of her domains, he is better enabled to penetrate her designs and counteract her ambition." "This Gongylus," continued Cimon, "is well known to have much frequented the Persian captives in their confinement." "In order to learn from them what may yet be the strength of the king. In this he had my commands." "I question it not.
"Pausanias," said Antagoras, firmly, "let Gongylus retract, or not, his charge against me, I retain mine against Gongylus. Wholly false is it that in word or deed I plotted violence against thee, though of much not as Cleonice's lover, but as Grecian captain I have good reason to complain. Wholly false is it that I had a comrade. I was alone.
One hand hidden within the folds of his robe convulsively clinched the flesh, in the stern agony of his suspense. His calm and composed face nevertheless exhibited to the captains no trace of fear. The draperies were again drawn aside, and Gongylus slowly entered. Habituated to peril of every kind from his earliest youth, the Eretrian was quick to detect its presence.
Providentially for Syracuse, Gongylus, the commander of the galley, had been prevented by an Athenian squadron from following Gylippus to South Italy, and he had been obliged to push direct for Syracuse from Greece. The sight of actual succour, and the promise of more, revived the drooping spirits of the Syracusans.
His descendant, another Gongylus, now occupied Pergamus, with his wife Hellas and his sons Gorgion and Gongylus. Xenophon was here received with great hospitality.
In this very nick of time and danger arrived Gongylus in one galley from Corinth, and everyone, as may be imagined, flocking about him, he told them that Gylippus would be with them speedily, and that other ships were coming to relieve them. And, ere yet they could perfectly believe Gongylus, an express was brought from Gylippus, to bid them go forth to meet him.
"Liar," cried an indignant and loud voice amongst the captains, and Antagoras stood forth from the circle. "It is I who saw thee. Darest thou accuse Antagoras of Chios?" "What at that hour brought Antagoras of Chios to the temple of Aphrodite?" retorted Gongylus. The eyes of the Greeks turned toward the young captain, and there was confusion on his face.
"There is something in this," said Xanthippus, "which requires at least examination. May it please you, Pausanias, to summon Gongylus hither?" A momentary shade passed over the brow of the conspirator, but the eyes of the Greeks were on him; and to refuse were as dangerous as to comply. He turned to one of his Spartans, and ordered him to summon the Eretrian. "You have spoken well, Xanthippus.
"So I hear that the Samian captain, Uliades, has boasted at noon in the public baths." "A Samian! is it only a Samian who hath ventured to address to Sparta a complaint of her General?" "From what I could gather," replied Gongylus, "the complaint is more powerfully backed.
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