"He fell from his horse--you have murdered him ?" The tone in which the words were said, so full of grief and horror that the general said compassionately: "Calm yourself, noble lady; your husband's wound in the forehead is not dangerous.

The physicians in the great hall of the temple of the Sun bound it up, and allowed me to bring him hither on a litter." Without hearing Hierax to the end Cleopatra flew towards the door, but Euergetes barred her way and gave his orders with that decision which characterized him, and which forbade all contradiction: "You will remain here till I myself conduct you to him.

I wish to have you both near me." "So that you may force us by every torment to resign the throne!" cried Cleopatra.

"You are in luck to-day, and we are your prisoners." "You are free, noble queen," said the Roman to the poor woman, who was trembling in every limb.

"And on the strength of my plenipotentiary powers I here demand the liberty of King Philometor, in the name of the Senate of Rome." At these words the blood mounted to King Euergetes' face and eyes, and, hardly master of himself, he stammered out rather than said: "Popilius Laenas drew a circle round my uncle Antiochus, and threatened him with the enmity of Rome if he dared to overstep it.