The Golden Fleece., part 5 · page 21 2101"It is only a sleeping potion," said the enchantress to Prince Jason. "102One always finds a use for these mischievous creatures, sooner or later; so I did not wish to kill him outright.103Quick!104Snatch the prize, and let us begone.105You have won the Golden Fleece."106Jason caught the fleece from the tree, and hurried through the grove, the deep shadows of which were illuminated as he passed by the golden glory of the precious object that he bore along.107A little way before him, he beheld the old woman whom he had helped over the stream, with her peacock beside her.108She clapped her hands for joy, and beckoning him to make haste, disappeared among the duskiness of the trees.109Espying the two winged sons of the North Wind (who were disporting themselves in the moonlight, a few hundred feet aloft), Jason bade them tell the rest of the Argonauts to embark as speedily as possible.110But Lynceus, with his sharp eyes, had already caught a glimpse of him, bringing the Golden Fleece, although several stone walls, a hill, and the black shadows of the Grove of Mars, intervened between.111By his advice, the heroes had seated themselves on the benches of the galley, with their oars held perpendicularly, ready to let fall into the water.1 2← previousThe Golden Fleece., part 4next →The Golden Fleece., part 6↑ back to Tanglewood TalesThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tales/pg976/29/page/2/