James Lucky
Furman University
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ne parentibus quidem visis , recta de navibus scopulum petunt illum praecipiti cum velocitate , nec venti ferentis oppertae praesentiam , licentiosa cum temeritate prosiliunt in altum . Nec immemor Zephyrus regalis edicti , quamvis invitus , susceptas eas gremio spirantis aurae solo reddidit . At illae incunctatae statim conferto vestigio domum penetrant , complexaeque praedam suam sorores nomine mentientes thesaurumque penitus abditae fraudis vultu laeto tegentes sic adulant :
not even troubling to visit their parents , now hurried to the cliff , and with wild recklessness , not waiting for the attendant breeze , flung themselves into the air . Zephyr , mindful of his master’s orders , caught them reluctantly in the folds of his ethereal robes , and set them gently on the ground . Without a moment’s hesitation they marched into the palace side by side and with false affection embraced their victim , flattering her , masking the depths of their secret treachery with pleasing smiles .
They went to the palace , where they gave their parents an offhand greeting . The violence of their passions kept them awake all night . As soon as it was morning they hurried to the rock and floated down into the valley as usual with the help of the west wind . Rubbing their eyelids until they managed to squeeze out a few tears , they went to Psyche and said :