I had won Penelope's first test. I told her of whom I was, Odysseus, but she was in extreme disbelief. As we walked up to the sleeping chambers, she told her maid, "Make up his bed for him, Eurycleia. Place it outside the bed chamber my lord built with his own hands." (pg. 945) As Penelope spoke these words, I realized that this would be impossible, as our bed was made of a tree. No man strong enough could ever be able to move the bed. She looked at me and exclaimed with joy, "There's our sign!" (pg. 946)
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