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The rush bed was spread on the floor of Eumaeus’s hut.
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“On this the swineherd led the way into the hut and bade him sit down. He strewed a good thick bed of rushes upon the floor, and on the top of this he threw the shaggy chamois skin—a great thick one—on which he used to sleep by night. Ulysses was pleased at being made thus welcome, and said ‘May Jove, sir, and the rest of the gods grant you your heart’s desire in return for the kind way in which you have received me.’ ”