You shall not be lost from me again.

Whose house shall I ask for when I can not endure separation longer ?" She moved away from him.

There was a step behind her and Laodice, coloring shamedly, looked straight into the accusing eyes of Momus who stood there.

The stranger rose.
"I shall see you again," he said to her.
He took her hand and lifted it to his lips.

The next instant he was gone..