1 He stood in the middle of the assembly and the good herald Pisenor brought him his staff.
2 On this he broke up the assembly, and every man went back to his own abode, while the suitors returned to the house of Ulysses.
3 Now when the child of morning, rosy-fingered Dawn, appeared, Alcinous and Ulysses both rose, and Alcinous led the way to the Phaeacian place of assembly, which was near the ships.
4 With these words she made them all want to come, and they flocked to the assembly till seats and standing room were alike crowded.
5 She at once called her husband Antiphates from the place of assembly, and forthwith he set about killing my men.
6 I must now go to the place of assembly to invite a stranger who has come back with me from Pylos.
7 Then Piraeus came up with Theoclymenus, whom he had escorted through the town to the place of assembly, whereon Telemachus at once joined them.
8 They then met angrily in the place of assembly, and when they were got together Eupeithes rose to speak.
9 Every one was astonished at seeing them, but they stood in the middle of the assembly, and Medon said, "Hear me, men of Ithaca."
10 This was what he said, and more than half raised a loud shout, and at once left the assembly.
11 He was quite young, wonderfully handsome, extremely agreeable, and, to crown the whole, he meant to be at the next assembly with a large party.
12 At such an assembly as this it would be insupportable.
13 The manner in which they spoke of the Meryton assembly was sufficiently characteristic.
14 That the Miss Lucases and the Miss Bennets should meet to talk over a ball was absolutely necessary; and the morning after the assembly brought the former to Longbourn to hear and to communicate.
15 To these were joined several holy persons, as part of that assembly, under the title of bishops, whose peculiar business is to take care of religion, and of those who instruct the people therein.