They tied me up, then, plumb amidships, back to the mast, lashed to the mast, 45 and took themselves again to rowing. soon, as we came smartly within hailing distance, the two sirens, noting our fast ship off their point, made ready, and they sang: this way, oh turn your bows, 50 achaea's glory, as all the world allows– moor and be merry. –the odyssey, homer which quotation supports the point that the crew respects odysseus and follows his orders? “they tied me up, then, plumb / amidships, back to the mast, lashed to the mast, / and took themselves again to rowing.” “soon, / as we came smartly within hailing distance, / the two sirens, noting our fast ship / off their point, made ready, and they sang” “this way, oh turn your bows, / achaea’s glory, / as all the world allows– / moor and be merry