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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Economist by Xenophon: "Charicles," Exc. i. 111.
[2] Or, "the bridal chamber." See Becker, op. cit. p. 266. Al. "our
store-chamber." See Hom. "Od." xxi. 9:
{be d' imenai thalamonde sun amphipoloisi gunaixin
eskhaton, k.t.l.}
"And she (Penelope) betook her, with her handmaidens, to the
treasure-chamber in the uttermost part of the house, where lay the
treasures of her lord, bronze and gold and iron well wrought."--
Butcher and Lang. Cf. "Od." ii. 337; "Il." vi. 288.
Next I proceeded to point out to her the several dwelling-rooms, all
beautifully fitted up for cool in summer and for warmth in winter.[3]
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