He could not read, but perhaps something of value might be secretly hidden inside each of these scrolls.

Who knew?
It must be! It seemed incredible that even Christians would be foolish enough to fill a treasure-box with nothing but rolls of writing, and then conceal the box so carefully behind this wind-sail! Athribis purposely lingered a little behind the other men.

He snatched up the rolls, and having hidden them in his garment, hurried from the roof.
"I am a Christian," calmly said a voice in the court.

"Yea, I have striven to bring others to Christ." There stood the father of the household, his wife, and their two children, one a girl of thirteen, the other a boy a little younger.
They had broken the emperor's decree.

The father did not deny the charge brought against them.