It has become temporarily a church.

The immortal gods have, for the time being, condescended to waive their rights; but it is the Caesareum, nevertheless.

This way; down this street to the right.

There,' said he, pointing to a doorway in the side of the Museum, 'is the last haunt of the Muses--the lecture-room of Hypatia, the school of my unworthiness.

And here,' stopping at the door of a splendid house on the opposite side of the street, 'is the residence of that blest favourite of Athene--Neith, as the barbarians of Egypt would denominate the goddess--we men of Macedonia retain the time-honoured Grecian nomenclature....