He turned away slowly, looked back, and said, "If thou dost think of me again, O tribune, let it not be lost in thy mind that I prayed thee only for word of my people--mother, sister." He moved on.
Arrius followed him with admiring eyes.
"Perpol!" he thought.

"With teaching, what a man for the arena! What a runner! Ye gods! what an arm for the sword or the cestus!--Stay!" he said aloud.
Ben-Hur stopped, and the tribune went to him.
"If thou wert free, what wouldst thou do ?" "The noble Arrius mocks me!" Judah said, with trembling lips.
"No; by the gods, no!" "Then I will answer gladly.

I would give myself to duty the first of life.

I would know no other.

I would know no rest until my mother and Tirzah were restored to home.