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1 Nurse Euryclea saw him long before any one else did.
2 "I will tell you the truth, my son," answered Euryclea.
3 Euryclea did as she was told, and bolted the women inside their room.
4 Euryclea did as she was told and closed the doors of the women's apartments.
5 Do not find fault child," said Euryclea, "when there is no one to find fault with.
6 Euryclea now went upstairs laughing to tell her mistress that her dear husband had come home.
7 When Euryclea heard this she unfastened the door of the women's room and came out, following Telemachus.
8 A good old woman, Euryclea, daughter of Ops, the son of Pisenor, went before him with a couple of blazing torches.
9 As soon as Euryclea had got the scarred limb in her hands and had well hold of it, she recognised it and dropped the foot at once.
10 When he had done this, he called Euryclea apart and said to her, "Euryclea, Telemachus says you are to close the doors of the women's apartments."
11 Euryclea left the cloister to tell the women, and make them come to Ulysses; in the meantime he called Telemachus, the stockman, and the swineherd.
12 Then the dear old nurse Euryclea said, "You may kill me, Madam, or let me live on in your house, whichever you please, but I will tell you the real truth."
13 I wish, child," answered Euryclea, "that you would take the management of the house into your own hands altogether, and look after all the property yourself.
14 The room was closed with well-made doors opening in the middle; moreover the faithful old house-keeper Euryclea, daughter of Ops the son of Pisenor, was in charge of everything both night and day.
15 Telemachus approved of what his father had said, so he called nurse Euryclea and said, "Nurse, shut the women up in their room, while I take the armour that my father left behind him down into the store room."
16 As he said this Euryclea left the cloister to fetch some more water, for the first had been all spilt; and when she had washed him and anointed him with oil, Ulysses drew his seat nearer to the fire to warm himself, and hid the scar under his rags.
17 When they had done this they washed their hands and feet and went back into the house, for all was now over; and Ulysses said to the dear old nurse Euryclea, "Bring me sulphur, which cleanses all pollution, and fetch fire also that I may burn it, and purify the cloisters."
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