Now that Cynegius is here it must be made as splendid as possible, and he must tell the Emperor, who has sent him, what temper we Alexandrians are in.

But where is the dark maiden I saw yesterday ?" "In the garden," replied Gorgo.
"She is to sing at the foot of the bier!" cried Olympius.

"That must not be altered." "If I can persuade her--she is a Christian," said Karnis doubtfully.
"She must," said the philosopher positively.

"It will be a bad lookout indeed for the logic and rhetoric of Alexandria if an old professor and disputant cannot succeed in turning a young girl's resolutions upside down.

Leave that to me.