I abhor the thought of her.

If she ask you for my reply, repeat those words.' 'Nay, dear my lord, in that I will beg to be excused,' replied Marcian with his melancholy smile.
They were walking silently, side by side, when the servant Felix again presented himself before them.

Maximus, having heard of the arrival of Marcian from Rome, requested that he and Basil would grant him a moment of their leisure.

At once the young men turned to obey this summons.

On the way, Basil communicated to his friend in a whisper the event of the day.