Budge_Ethiopic_Alexander

RECONCILIATION OF DARIOS AND ALEXANDER. 9
men had slain him, and Hashish and Arsalas left
him for Alexander to do unto him as he would,
and to make his voice heard' by his enemy. And
when Alexander's horsemen found that they cap-
tured Darius they sent to Alexander, and he came
to the place where they were, and they went to
Darius; and he commanded his horsemen to stand
by and not to seek for any of [his] men. And it
came to pass that when Alexander saw Darius
bathed in his blood, he wept over him, and he
had compassion upon him, for he was a merciful
[p. 50] man; and he drew nigh and came down
from his horse, and he spake unto him comfor-
tably, and lifted up his head, and laid it upon his
own breast, and he covered him with his garment, Alexander
and wiped his face with a napkin. And whennTms.
Darius saw in what manner Alexander treated him,
he wept again, and he stretched out his hand and
laid it upon Alexander's breast, and he took hold
of his hand and kissed it; and Alexander poured
healing medicines into his wounds. And Alexander
turned and kissed the eyes and head of Darius,
and he wept, saying, "I thank God that thy murder
"did not take place by my hand, or by the hand Alexander's
"of any of my men; it hath, however, taken place, Dadus.
"as thou seest, by the decree of the glorious God."
And Alexander spake a second time unto Darius,
saying, "O Darius, rise up from thy lowly place,
come to the palace of Darius; see Pseudo-CallistheneSj Bk. I.
chap. 20.
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