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In a few steps they reached the prison; she begged Glaucus to bring her the Roman's answer as quickly as possible, declared herself quite ready to remain in the dark since she perceived that the light of a lamp might betray her, and she was not afraid of the dark and suffered herself to be locked in.
Nothing in all the various and complicated machinery of social life was left save the primal law of self-preservation! Through this awful scene did the Athenian wade his way, accompanied by Ione and the blind girl. Suddenly, a rush of hundreds, in their path to the sea, swept by them. Glaucus shouted her name. No answer came.
"Art thou, then, soberly and earnestly in love? Hast thou that feeling which the poets describe a feeling which makes us neglect our suppers, forswear the theatre, and write elegies? I should never have thought it. You dissemble well." "I am not far gone enough for that," returned Glaucus, smiling. "In fact, I am not in love; but I could be if there but be occasion to see the object."
Glaucus vainly endeavored to cheer the exhausted spirits of Ione; and scarce less vainly to recover the elastic tone of his own natural gaiety. They soon arrived before the gate of the city: as it opened to them, a litter borne by slaves impeded the way. 'It is too late for egress, cried the sentinel to the inmate of the litter.
Well, I tell you this never did the great Glaucus produce a bust like that." "I daresay not," said Miriam smiling. "I daresay the great Glaucus would go mad if he saw it." "He would with envy. He would say that it was the work of one of the glorious Greeks, and of no modern."
Sign but this paper, acknowledging thy hand in the death of Apaecides, and thou shalt avoid the fatal urn. 'What words are these? Murder and Apaecides! Did I not see him stretched on the ground bleeding and a corpse? and wouldst thou persuade me that I did the deed? Man, thou liest! Away! 'Be not rash Glaucus, be not hasty; the deed is proved.
'I cannot tell yet, answered the blind girl; 'I have not yet known her long enough to find a shape and sign for my guesses. 'I will tell thee, then, said Glaucus, passionately; 'she is like the sun that warms like the wave that refreshes. 'The sun sometimes scorches, and the wave sometimes drowns, answered Nydia.
Thus far, we have spoken the truth concerning her as she appears at present, but we must remember also that we have seen her only in a condition which may be compared to that of the sea-god Glaucus, whose original image can hardly be discerned because his natural members are broken off and crushed and damaged by the waves in all sorts of ways, and incrustations have grown over them of seaweed and shells and stones, so that he is more like some monster than he is to his own natural form.
Then Glaucus son of Hippolochus looked fiercely at Hector and rebuked him sternly. "Hector," said he, "you make a brave show, but in fight you are sadly wanting. A runaway like yourself has no claim to so great a reputation.
And again the monks were very much ashamed, and went back to Fronto to beg his forgiveness, promising never again to be faint-hearted nor to lose faith. The next morning they made ready to send back the camels to Alexandria. For they knew Glaucus would be anxious to hear how his ships of the desert had fared on their errand.
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