NowwhenKurriheardthesewords，andsawtheWanderer’ssorryplight，hebentoverhimandsaid:
“ItwasI，KurritheSidonian，whocutthecordofthygreatbow，Eperitus；withthespear-pointthatthougavestbacktomeIcutit，I，whosefolkthoudidstslayandmadestmeaslave。AndIwillcravethisboonofPharaoh，thatmineshallbethehandtotormenttheenightanddaytillatlastthoudiest，cursingthedaythatthouwastborn。“
TheWandererlookeduponhimandanswered:“Therethouliest，thouSidoniandog，forthisiswritteninthyface，thatthouthyselfshaltdiewithinanhourandthatstrangely。“
ThenKurrishrankbackscowling。ButnomorewordsmightOdysseusspeak，foratoncetheyforcedhisjawsapartandgaggedhimwithagagofiron；andthereafter，strippinghisharnessfromhim，theyboundhimwithfettersastheQueenhadcommanded。
NowwhiletheydealtthuswiththeWanderer，Meriamunpassedintoanotherchamberandswiftlythrewrobesuponhertohideherdisarray，claspingthemroundherwiththegoldengirdlewhichnowshemustalwayswear。Butherlonghairsheleftunbound，nordidshewashthestainoftearsfromherface，forshewasmindedtoseemshamedandwoe-begoneintheeyesofallmentillPharaohcameagain。