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I see the difficulty, I replied; yet the fostering of such a

belief will make them care more for the city and for one another.

Enough, however, of the fiction, which may now fly abroad upon

the wings of rumour, while we arm our earth-born heroes, and lead

them forth under the command of their rulers. Let them look round

and select a spot whence they can best suppress insurrection, if

any prove refractory within, and also defend themselves against

enemies, who like wolves may come down on the fold from without;

there let them encamp, and when they have encamped, let them

sacrifice to the proper Gods and prepare their dwellings.

Just so, he said.

And their dwellings must be such as will shield them against the

cold of winter and the heat of summer.

I suppose that you mean houses, he replied.

Yes, I said; but they must be the houses of soldiers, and not of

shop-keepers.

What is the difference? he said.