The tents were pitched on the seaward-facing beach, the soldiers being altogether averse to camping on ground which might so easily be converted into a city.  Indeed, their arrival at the place at all seemed very like the crafty design of some persons who were minded to form a city.  The aversion was not unnatural, since the majority of the soldiers had not left their homes on so long a voyage from scantiness or subsistence, but attracted by the fame of Cyrus’s virtues; some of them bringing followers, while others had expended money on the expedition.  And amongst them was a third set who had run away from fathers and mothers; while a different class had left children behind, hoping to return to them with money or other gains.  Other people with Cyrus won great success, they were told[1]; why should it not be so with them?  Being persons then of this description, the one longing of their hearts was to reach Hellas safely.

[1] I.e. “his society was itself a passport to good fortune.”

It was on the day after their meeting that Xenophon sacrificed as a preliminary to a military expedition; for it was needful to march out in search of provisions, besides which he designed burying the dead. 9 As soon as the victims proved favourable they all setout, the Arcadians following with the rest.  The majority of the dead, who had lain already five days, they buried just where they had fallen, in groups; to remove their bodies now would have been impossible.  Some few, who lay off the roads, they got together and buried with what splendour they could, considering the means in their power.  Others they could not find, and for these they erected a great cenotaph[2], and covered it with wreaths.  When it was all done, they returned home to camp.  At that time they supped, and went to rest.

[2] “Cenotaph”, i.e. “an empty tomb.”  The word is interesting as
    occurring only in Xenophon, until we come to the writers of the
    common dialect.  Compare “hyuscyamus,” hogbean, our henbane, which
    we also owe to Xenophon.  “Oecon.” i. 13, see Sauppe, “Lexil.  Xen.”
    s.vv.

Next day there was a general meeting of the soldiers, collected chiefly by Agasias the Stymphalian, a captain, and Hieronymus, an Eleian, also a captain, and other seniors of the Arcadians; and they passed a resolution that, for the future, whoever revived the idea of breaking up the army should be punished by death.  And the army, it was decided, would now resume its old position under the command of its former generals.  Though Cheirisophus, indeed, had already died under medical treatment for fever[3]; and Neon the Asinaean had taken his place.

[3] This I take to be the meaning of the words, which are necessarily
    ambiguous, since {pharmakon}, “a drug,” also means “poison.”  Did
    Cheirisophus conceivably die of fever brought on by some poisonous
    draught? or did he take poison whilst suffering from fever? or did
    he die under treatment?