Arsinoe's entreaties were unheeded, and when she began to cry with grief at the prospect of losing her old house-mate he forbid her crossly to shed a tear for such a cause, for it was very childish, and he would not be pleased to conduct her with red eyes to meet the prefect's wife.
During the course of this argument his hair had got itself duly curled, and he now desired Arsinoe to arrange her own hair nicely and then to accompany him.
They would buy a new dress and peplum, go to see Selene, and then be carried to the prefect's.
Only yesterday he had thought it too bold a step to use a litter, and to-day he was already considering the propriety of hiring a chariot.
No sooner was he alone than a new idea occurred to him.

The insolent architect should be taught that he was not the man to be insulted and injured with impunity.

So he cut a clean strip of papyrus off a letter that lay in his chest, and wrote upon it the following words: "Keraunus, the Macedonian, to Claudius Venator, the architect, of Rome:" "My eldest daughter, Selene, is by your fault, so severely hurt that she is in great danger, is kept to her bed and suffers frightful pain.
My other children are no longer safe in their father's house, and I therefore require you, once more, to chain up your dog.

If you refuse to accede to this reasonable demand I will lay the matter before Caesar.
I can tell you that circumstances have occurred which will determine Hadrian to punish any insolent person who may choose to neglect the respect due to me and to my daughters." When Keraunus had closed this letter with his seal he called the slave and said coldly: "Take this to the Roman architect, and then fetch two litters; make haste, and while we are out take good care of the children.

To-morrow or next day you will be sold.