BOOK XXIII

The old woman, laughing loudly, went to the upper chamber

to tell her mistress that her beloved husband was inside

the house. Her knees moved swiftly, but her feet were tottering.

She stood above Penelope's head and spoke a word to her:

5 ‘Wake, Penelope, dear child, so that, with your own eyes, you can see what

all your days you have been longing for.