Fabulae Faciles 100

100.1Postrīdiē eius diēī Ulixēs ex hāc īnsulā quam celerrimē discēdere in animō habēbat.

On the next day Ulysses intended to leave this island as quickly as possible.

100.2Circē tamen cum haec cognōvisset, ex odiō ad amōrem conversa omnibus precibus eum ōrāre et obtestārī coepit ut paucōs diēs apud sē morārētur; quā rē tandem impetrātā tanta beneficia in eum contulit ut facile eī persuāsum sit ut diūtius manēret.

But when Circe learned this, her hatred turned to love, and she began to beg and implore him with every kind of entreaty to stay a few days with her; when at last she had obtained this, she showered so many kindnesses on him that he was easily persuaded to stay longer.

Note. ut facile eī persuāsum sit: an impersonal passive of persuādeō, which takes the dative: 'that he was easily persuaded'.

100.3Postquam tamen tōtum annum apud Circēn cōnsūmpserat, Ulixēs magnō dēsīderiō patriae suae mōtus est.

But after he had spent a whole year with Circe, Ulysses was moved by a great longing for his country.

100.4Sociīs igitur ad sē convocātīs quid in animō habēret ostendit.

So he called his companions together and showed them what he had in mind.

100.5Ubi tamen ad lītus dēscendit, nāvem suam tempestātibus tam adflīctam invēnit ut ad nāvigandum paene inūtilis esset.

But when he went down to the shore, he found his ship so battered by storms that it was almost useless for sailing.

100.6Hāc rē cognitā omnia quae ad nāvīs reficiendās ūsuī essent comparārī iussit, quā in rē tantam dīligentiam omnēs adhibēbant ut ante tertium diem opus perfēcerint.

When he learned this, he ordered everything that would be useful for repairing the ships to be got ready, and in this work everyone showed such diligence that they finished the job before the third day.

Note. ūsuī: dative of purpose, 'of use'.

100.7At Circē ubi omnia ad profectiōnem parāta esse vīdit, rem aegrē ferēbat et Ulixem vehementer obsecrābat ut eō cōnsiliō dēsisteret.

But when Circe saw that everything was ready for departure, she took it badly and begged Ulysses earnestly to give up that plan.

100.8Ille tamen, nē annī tempore ā nāvigātiōne exclūderētur, mātūrandum sibi exīstimāvit, et tempestātem idōneam nactus nāvem solvit.

But he, so as not to be shut out from sailing by the season of the year, thought he must make haste, and finding suitable weather he set sail.

Note. mātūrandum sibi: 'that he must hurry'.

100.9Multa quidem perīcula Ulixī subeunda erant antequam in patriam suam pervenīret, quae tamen hōc locō longum est perscrībere.

Ulysses had indeed many dangers to face before he reached his homeland, but it would take too long to describe them here.

Note. Ulixī subeunda erant: a gerundive with a dative of the agent, 'had to be faced by Ulysses'.