So then Tryphon said that it would give his wife pleasure to take you to the theatre with her own daughter.

This I half accepted, but I declared at once that you would not go, if your elder sister were not better.

I could not give any positive consent--you know why." "Oh, blessings on Antony and his noble spit!" cried Arsinoe.

"Now everything is settled, and you can tell the ship-builder we shall go.
Our white dresses are still quite good, but a few ells of new light blue ribbon for my hair, and of red for Selene's, you must buy on the way, at Abibaal, the Phoenician's." "Very good." "I will see at once to both the dresses--but, to be sure, when are we to be ready ?" "In two hours." "Then, do you know what, dear old father ?" "Well ?" "Our old woman is half blind, and does everything wrong.

Do let me go down to dame Doris at the gate-house, and ask her to help me.