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torches held by the maids in Ulysses’ house

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torches held by the maids in Ulysses’ house
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Collective
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Claims

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·Direct

Torches lit from the braziers are held aloft by the maids in turns.

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“they lit torches from them, which the maids held up turn and turn about.”
·Direct

Ulysses holds up the house torches while watching the gathering.

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“holding up torches”
·Direct

The women carry torches as they emerge to greet and embrace Ulysses.

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“with torches in their hands, and pressed round Ulysses to embrace him, kissing his head and shoulders and taking hold of his hands”

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·Direct
“they lit torches from them, which the maids held up turn and turn about”
·Direct
“they came from their apartment with torches in their hands”
·Direct
“Eurynome and the nurse took torches”

Passage preview

Book 18 · Passage 29

Then the queen went back to her room upstairs, and her maids brought the presents after her. Meanwhile the suitors took to singing and dancing, and stayed till evening came. They danced and sang till it grew dark; they then brought in three braziers {151} to give light, and piled them up with chopped firewood very old and dry, and they lit torches from them, which the maids held up turn and turn about. Then Ulysses said: