The Ephesian rose and tramped restlessly about.
As he glanced down at the reposeful attitude of the man whom he could not exasperate he saw the sun glitter on the Maccabaean signet on the hand clasped back of Philadelphus' head.

The sight of it in a way collected Julian's purposes.

He knew that by some misadventure he had missed Aquila whom he had hoped to meet in Emmaus, bearing treasure stolen from the daughter of Costobarus.

By this time, then, the Maccabee's emissary had doubtless arrived in Jerusalem--the last possible point for the two conspirators to meet.

To proceed to Jerusalem without the Maccabee, with whatever excuse he could invent, would not deliver the dowry of the bride into his hands, in the event that Aquila had not succeeded in his instructions to make way with Laodice before he reached Jerusalem.