Book 19: Discovered

Today my masterful plan to kill the suitors began. My son, Telemakhos, hid my weapons and arms, the first step in my plan. After that my wife began to question me, but she didn't realize who I was because I'm still disguised as a beggar. I tried to weave around some of her questions, but I ended up having to answer some of them because I didn't want to risk her getting suspicious. I, again, lied about my past to protect myself and my plan. Penelope surprised me a little bit because she said multiple times that she thinks that now is the time to finally get remarried because she has lost all hope and has no more excuses to use to stall anymore. After hearing this I tried to keep her from doing this by telling her that I knew Odysseus, myself, was close and will return soon. She didn't buy it though. She also mentioned that she thought that I was like her lord, myself, both physically and mentally. After that she insisted that I get bathed and I get a new robe to wear. So the woman that helped raise me, Eurykleia, began to clean me. But before long she noticed the scar which I had acquired a long time ago as a child by a wild boar. She new that it was me immediately, but I stopped her before she said anything. After I made her promise not to tell anybody me wife told me about her plans to choose a suitor to marry. She then went to bed. I don't know about you, but I think that I am running out of time!!

I think that Odysseus again showed his self-control in not slipping up when the maid Eurykleia noticed that the old beggar was Odysseus in disguise. Normally, somebody would panic when they realize that something just happened that can do them in for good.