No! thou art not at liberty to flee from here.

One way remains to thee: implore Vinicius to return thee to Pomponia." But Lygia dropped on her knees to implore some one else.

Ursus knelt down after a while, too, and both began to pray in Caesar's house at the morning dawn.
Acte witnessed such a prayer for the first time, and could not take her eyes from Lygia, who, seen by her in profile, with raised hands, and face turned heavenward, seemed to implore rescue.

The dawn, casting light on her dark hair and white peplus, was reflected in her eyes.
Entirely in the light, she seemed herself like light.

In that pale face, in those parted lips, in those raised hands and eyes, a kind of superhuman exaltation was evident.