The Windswept City

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Henry Treece. The Windswept City

The Windswept City

Table of Contents

GREEKS AND TROJANS

1 Greek Treachery

2 Cassandra’s Warning

3 Trojan Brothers

4 Smintheus’ Songs

5 Cunning Odysseus

6 Achilles’ Wrath

7 Helen’s Taunt

8 Oak Grove

9 Wooden Horse

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Henry Treece

A Novel of the Trojan War

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Then all at once, from behind the other tents, Odysseus came striding and waving his arms. Following him came a score of lords and warriors, carrying shields and long spears. Odysseus was shouting at the top of his voice, “I tell you, Palamedes is a traitor. He has received gold from the Trojans. He has promised to betray us to them. Go, search his tent if you do not believe me. When have I ever lied to you, Agamemnon? Did you ever know me to lie, Menelaus?”

Asterius could not see Agamemnon and Menelaus. He had often heard people talking about them in Troy, whispering their names as though they were too fearsome to speak aloud—and now he could not see them. He could not go back to Troy and tell the other boy slaves he had seen the King of Mycenae and his brother, the King of Sparta. He almost wept with disappointment.

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