"He has light curly hair and a sweet, pretty little face." The prefect smiled and nodded.

"And if they find him," he went on, "Papias, you say, is his name where is he to be taken ?" "I do not know, my lord, for--and yet! Oh! my head aches, I cannot think--if only I knew....

If they find him he must come here--here to my lord the Bishop." "To Theophilus ?" said Constantine in surprise.

"Yes, yes--to him," she said hastily.

"Or--stay--to the gate-keeper at the Bishop's palace." "Well, that is less aristocratic, but perhaps it is more to the purpose," said the officer; and with a sign to his servant, he twisted his hand in his horse's mane, leaped into the saddle, waved her a farewell, and rejoined his men without paying any heed to her thanks..