But there--it may be so! Pray that thy heart's ice may never melt, so thou shalt be great and happy and Egypt shall be delivered.

And now let me take up my tale--thou seest, Harmachis, even in so grave a story woman claims her place.

The young Ptolemy, Cleopatra's brother, being loosed of Caesar, treacherously turned on him.

Then Caesar and Mithridates stormed the camp of Ptolemy, who took to flight across the river.

But his boat was sunk by the fugitives who pressed upon it, and such was the miserable end of Ptolemy.
"Thereon, the war being ended, though she had but then borne him a son, Caesarion, Caesar appointed the younger Ptolemy to rule with Cleopatra, and be her husband in name, and he himself departed for Rome, bearing with him the beautiful Princess Arsinoe to follow his triumph in her chains.