18/23 There can be no doubt that a watch has been set over the Phoecean ship also. Blood shall not be shed in vain on my account." "But you dare not surrender!" cried Aristomachus. "At sunrise to-morrow a ship sails for Miletus laden with Egyptian corn, but not from Naukratis, from Canopus. Take the noble Persian's horse and ride thither. We will cut a way for you through the garden." "But," said Gyges, "our little band is not strong enough to carry out such an attempt. |