in eskhaton, k.t.l.}

"And she (Penelope) betook her, with her handmaidens, to the
treasure-chamber in the uttermost part of the house, where lay the
treasures of her lord, bronze and gold and iron well wrought."--Butcher
and Lang. Cf. "Od." ii. 337; "Il." vi. 288.

Next I proceeded to point out to her the several dwelling-rooms, all
beautifully fitted up for cool in summer and for warmth in winter. [3] I
showed her how the house enjoyed a southern aspect, whence it was plain,
in winter it would catch the sunlight and in summer lie in shade. [4]
Then I showed her the women's apartments, separated from the men's
apartments by a bolted door, [5] whereby nothing from within could
be conveyed without clandestinely, nor children born and bred by our
domestics without our knowledge and consent [6]--no unimportant matter,
since, if the act of rearing children tends to make good servants
still more loyally disposed, [7] cohabiting but sharpens ingenuity for
mischief in the bad.

[3] See "Mem." III. viii. 8.

[4] See "Mem." ib. 9.

[5] "By bolts and bars." Lit. "a door fitted with a bolt-pin." See
Thuc. ii. 4; Aristoph. "Wasps," 200.

[6] Cf. (Aristot.) "Oecon." i. 5, {dei de kai exomereuein tais
teknopoiiais}.

[7] Lit. "since (you know) if the good sort of servant is rendered, as
a rule, better disposed when he becomes a father, the base,
through intermarrying, become only more ripe for mischief."

When we had gone over all the rooms (he continued), we at once set about
distribution our furniture [8] in classes; and we began (he said) by
collecting everything we use in offering sacrifice. [9] After this we
proceeded to set apart the ornaments and holiday attire of the wife, and
the husband's clothing both for festivals and war; then the bedding used
in the women's apartments, and the bedding used in the men's apartments;
then the women's shoes and sandals, and the shoes and sandals of the
men. [10] There was one division devoted to arms and armour; another
to instruments used for carding wood; another to implements for making
bread; another to utensils for cooking condiments; another to utensils
for the bath; another connected with the kneading trough; another with
the service of the table. All these we assigned to separate places,
distinguishing one portion for daily and recurrent use and the rest
for high days and holidays. Next we selected and set aside the supplies
required for the month's ex