That Timokles or the third Christian, whose name was Philo, should enter the city was not to be thought of, since they would be recognized and retaken.

After consultation it was agreed that Timokles and Philo should proceed along the edge of the sea in an easterly direction and hide themselves at a point agreed upon, on the coast, a distance from the city.

Heraklas was to enter into Alexandria at the earliest dawn and was, if possible, to send a message to his mother.

He was to obtain an amount of food, such as he could carry without exciting suspicion, and was to met his brother and Philo at the appointed place on the sea-shore.

Then they were to flee.
Heraklas went with the others a little way.