great danger, and are rescued by Xenophon—the army reünited at Kalpê—old board of generals reëlected, with Neon in place of Cheirisophus.—Distress for provisions at Kalpê—unwillingness to move in the face of unfavorable sacrifices—ultimate victory over the troops of the country.—Halt at Kalpê—comfortable quarters—idea that they were about to settle there as a colony.—Arrival of Kleander, the Spartan harmost, from Byzantium, together with Dexippus.—Disorder in the army: mutiny against Kleander, arising from the treachery of Dexippus.—Indignation and threats of Kleander—Xenophon persuades the army to submit—fear of Sparta.—Satisfaction given to Kleander, by the voluntary surrender of Agasias with the mutinous soldier.—Appeal to the mercy of Kleander, who is completely soothed.—Kleander takes the command, expressing the utmost friendship both towards the army and towards Xenophon.—Unfavorable sacrifices make Kleander throw up the command and sail away.—March of the army across the country from Kalpê to Chalkêdon.—Pharnabazus bribes Anaxibius to carry the army across the Bosphorus into Europe—false promises of Anaxibius to the army.—Intention of Xenophon to leave the army immediately and go home—first proposition addressed to him by Seuthes of Thrace.—The army cross over to Byzantium—fraud and harsh dealing of Anaxibius, who sends the army at once out of the town.—Last orders of Anaxibius as the soldiers were going out of the gates.—Wrath and mutiny of the soldiers, in going away—they rush again into the gates, and muster within the town.—Terror of Anaxibius and all within the town.—The exasperated soldiers masters of Byzantium—danger of all within it—conduct of Xenophon.—Xenophon musters the soldiers in military order and harangues them.—Xenophon calms the army, and persuades them to refrain from assaulting the town—message sent by them to Anaxibius—they go out of Byzantium, and agree to accept Kœratadas as their commander.—Remarkable effect produced by Xenophon—evidence which it affords of the susceptibility of the Greek mind to persuasive influences. Xenophon leaves the army, and goes into Byzantium with the view of sailing home. Kœratadas is dismissed from the command.—Dissension among the commanders left.—Distress of the army—Aristarchus arrives from Sparta to supersede Kleander—Polus on his way to supersede Anaxibius.—Pharnabazus defrauds Anaxibius, who now employs Xenophon to convey the Cyreians across back to Asia.—Aristarchus hinders the crossing—his cruel dealing towards the sick Cyreians left in Byzantium.—His treacherous scheme for entrapping Xenophon.—Xenophon is again implicated in the conduct of the army—he opens negotiations with Seuthes.—Position of Seuthes—his liberal offers to the army.—Xenophon introduces him to the army, who accept the offers.—Service of the army with Seuthes, who cheats them of most of their pay.—The army