And on the Trojan Plain. 209. 
day break. Judging merely from such an 
order, we should not have supposed the city 
distant more than three or four miles, but, 
after an attentive examination of the case, 
we shall find it not inconsistent with a dis- 
stance considerably greater. 
The council met at the tomb of Ilus, while 
the Trojan army was encamped on the neigh- 
bouring Throsmos. The Throsmos, we have 
seen, was, inall probability, the hill of New 
Tlium, which is distant from Bournabashi only 
six miles, and thus the Trojans would have a 
distance to travel of not more than twelve 
miles, which might be accomplished in less 
than four hours, including the time spent in 
the city. If, therefore, we suppose, which it 
is fair to do, that day and night were equal, 
no less than eight hours would be left to the 
troops for supper and repose, an allowance 
very liberal under the circumstances; and 
surely it was more advisable for Hector to 
issue the orders he did, than by allowing his 
troops to retire home for the night abandon 
the advantages already gained, or by allow- 
ing them to remain supperless on the field 
have to lead them to battle in the eee 
hungry and out of heart. 
Tt was on the same night that the segs 
dition of Ulysses and Diomed into the camp 
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