The old woman came close.
"The wayside is ambushed and the wilderness is patrolled with danger, Costobarus," she said.

"Of a certainty you will not take Laodice out into a country perilous for caravans and armies!" "These very perils are the signs of the call of the hour," he maintained.

"She dare not fail to respond.

The Deliverer cometh; every prophecy is fulfilled.

Rather rejoice that you have prepared your daughter for this great use.