nts. Lion, however,
not unreasonably supposes this verb to be intended to mark the distance
at which Cyrus passed from the tents, that is, that he passed within
sight of them, the Cilicians having retired only a short space to the
rear.]

[Footnote 32: [Greek: Sesamon kai melinen kai kenchron].] _Sesamum_ is a
leguminous plant, well known in the East; the seeds of it resemble
hemp-seed, and are boiled and eaten like rice. [Greek: Meline],
_panicum_, is a plant resembling millet. [Greek: Kenchros], _milium_,
millet, is far the best known of the three to Europeans. Panic bears its
grain in ears; millet, in bunches.]

[Footnote 33: [Greek: Kapeleia].] [Greek: Kapeleion] is often used in
the sense of _a tavern_; sometimes in a more general sense, as _any kind
of shop_. We may suppose that all those remained behind who had anything
to sell, with the hope of getting profit.]

CHAPTER III.

Cyrus is forced to stay twenty days at Tarsus by a mutiny of the
Greek soldiers, who, suspecting that they were led against the
king, refuse to go farther, and offer violence to Clearchus, who
endeavours to force them to proceed. But being told by Cyrus that
the expedition is directed against Abrocomas, and promised an
increase of pay, they agree to continue their march.

1. Here Cyrus and the army remained twenty days; for the soldiers
refused to proceed farther, as they now began to suspect that they were
marching against the king, and said that they had not been hired for
this purpose. Clearchus, first of all, endeavoured to compel his
soldiers to proceed; but, as soon as he began to advance, they pelted
him and his baggage-cattle with stones. 2. Clearchus, indeed, on this
occasion, had a narrow escape of being stoned to death. At length, when
he saw that he should not be able to proceed by force, he called a
meeting of his soldiers; and at first, standing before them, he
continued for some time to shed tears, while they, looking on, were
struck with wonder, and remained silent. He then addressed them to this
effect:

3. "Wonder not, soldiers, that I feel distressed at the present
occurrences; for Cyrus engaged himself to me by ties of hospitality, and
honoured me, when I was an exile from my country, both with other marks
of esteem, and by presenting me with ten thousand darics. On receiving
this money, I did not treasure it up for my own use, or squander it in
luxury, but spent it upon you.