Well I was in for a surprise today. The suitors treated me like dirt. But I'll promise you one thing. In a few days they will all be at the mercy of myself, Odysseus. I'll tell it from beginning to end. Telemakhos left right when the sun rose the day after we met for the first time in twenty years. I stayed at the swineherds house for a while after he left though. A little later the swineherd led me to the my palace even though I was made fun of on the way there. When I got to my house I saw my dog Argos right before he died and it broke my heart. I soon was participating in a feast that the suitors held, even though I was doing much more begging than feasting. I soon learned how much of a jerk one of the suitors was. His name is Antinoos. He threw a stool at me and bruised my shoulder. My wife Penelope then asked if I could tell news of myself to her, but I said that I would tell her later after the sun set. That is all that has happened up to this point.
Even though my summary isn't based on Telemakhos, I think that he showed great self restraint in not jumping to his father's aid after Antinoos threw a stool at Odysseus. In general, when someone sees their father being abused or hurt they can't stand to see it happen.
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