to take in fresh water, and our crews got their mid-day meal on the shore near the ships. when they had eaten and drunk i sent two of my company to see what manner of men the people of the place might be, and they had a third man under them. they started at once, and went about among the lotus-eaters, who did them no hurt, but gave them to eat of the lotus, which was so delicious that those who ate of it left off caring about home, and did not even want to go back and say what had happened to them, but were for staying and munching 