Ulisse Page #4

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when you opened your eyes

and looked at me.

And I will call you Stenos

the strong one.

And I'll make you most welcome.

What's wrong?

What is it?

I don't know.

A thought came to me.

A name, a voice.

Was it my name?

Was it Nausicaa?

Nausicaa?

Perhaps it was.

Leodes, 45 paces.

Eurymachus, 43.

The game is yours,

Eurymachus.

Does any of you

still doubt my victory?

We'll see about that

on Penelope's wedding day.

You won't have long

to wait, my friend,

now that we know

the trick of the tapestry.

You can marry Melanthius

for telling us

and I will marry Penelope.

Throw!

What are your stakes?

- The dowry of Penelope.

- Penelope's dowry?

- Is she gonna marry one of you?

- Of course.

Look here,

I've won.

I still have the stables

and half the horses.

The gods may still be with me.

I've won again.

Penelope, I've gambled away

your entire dowry.

If you choose me,

you may be quite sure

it is only for love

that I come to you.

Dirty spy!

You have revealed

the secret of the tapestry.

You spy!

You filthy spy!

Stop it.

Now go.

You will regret your treachery,

Madame Ghost.

What shall we do

now that our secret is discovered?

There's nothing we can do.

Your mother must marry one

of her suitors before they kill us all.

- Is it death that you fear so much?

- I am an old man.

I am only concerned with your safety

and that of Ithaca.

Enough, Mentor, enough

His rage is just,

even though it is useless.

Another suitor.

They're like flies around honey.

- Do you know him?

- I cannot see him well.

He's a good driver.

He handles his horses well.

- Antinous of Cephalonia.

- Son of Eupeithes?

- Mm-hmm.

- Loud mouth braggart.

There is no room for him.

We're already too many for one bed.

Stable my horses and prepare a bed.

- Why have you come here, Antinous?

- To see Penelope.

Not one of us up till now

has presumed to be so bold,

even to consider

entering her chambers.

Well, I'm glad to hear it.

I shall be the first.

- Here, wait.

- Stand aside.

Who are you?

Answer me.

I am Telemachus,

son of Ulysses.

Be calm, Telemachus.

I shall be your friend.

Greetings, Penelope.

Truly your beauty is beyond

a poet's dream.

Who are you?

I am Antinous of the island

of Cephalonia.

I know of your trick

with the tapestry, Penelope.

What is it you want

in my house?

You.

But I have not come to waste your

fortune like the others have done,

or to live under your roof

like a parasite.

I have not crossed the sea merely

to gaze into your eyes, Penelope.

I have come to fulfill

your destiny.

How dare you speak like that?

Because I of all the others

understand your loneliness.

Of how you were widowed

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