SUNIUM. Dear Clytaemnestra, We have had a very good journey, and I shall reach Mycenae the day after to-morrow in the morning. Please have a hot bath ready for me. I am bringing Cassandra with me. She had better have the room looking north, as she hates the sun. She is very nervous and upset, and you must be kind to her. Your loving husband, AGAMEMNON. _Odysseus to Penelope_ THE ISLAND OF OGYGIA. Dearest Penelope, We arrived here after a very tiresome voyage. I will not tire you with the details, which are numerous and technical. The net result is that the local physician says I cannot proceed with my journey until I am thoroughly rested. This spot is pleasant, but the only society I have is that of poor dear Calypso. She means well and is most hospitable, but you can imagine how vexed I am by this delay and the intolerable tedium of this enforced repose. Kiss Telemachus from me. Your loving husband, ODYSSEUS. _Clytaemnestra to Aegisthus_ I am sending this by runner. Come back directly. I expect Agamemnon any moment. The bonfires are already visible. Please bring a good strong net and a sharp axe with you. I will explain when you arrive. I have quite decided that half measures are out of the question. C. WITH THE CARTHAGINIAN FLEET, 216 B.C. _Letter from a Carthaginian Civilian to a Friend in Carthage_ On Board the _Hamilcar Barca_, SARDINIA. My dear Gisco,