with verdant bays, and proclaims, first of all, the conquering
name of Acestes. Nor did good Eurytion grudge the 35
preëminence, though he and none but he brought down
the bird from the sky. Next steps into the prize he who cut
the cord; last, he whose quivering arrow nailed the mast
But father Æneas, ere the match was over, calls to his
side the guardian and companion of Iulus’ tender years,
Epytides, and thus speaks into his ear in secret:—“Go
now and tell Ascanius, if his company of boys is ready,
and the movements of his young cavalry duly marshalled, 5