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This was but natural, as she was at the head of the Christian women of Alexandria, while the household of Porphyrius though the master himself had been baptized was as thoroughly heathen as any in Alexandria. Karnis heard nothing of all this, for he came last of the party. Orpheus and Agne followed next to Herse and the steward, and after them came two slaves, carrying the lutes and pipes.
The young guard was one fine tree among a grove of fine trees; but Marcus had something peculiar to himself, that distinguished him from the crowd, and which made him exceptionally attractive and lovable. His image at length so completely filled her mind that she forgot the handsome officer, and the shipmaster and every one else. By Georg Ebers Karnis and his two companions were a long time away.
"The world can rejoice only under the auspices of the gods!" cried Karnis excitedly. "And it shall rejoice still, we will save it from gloom!" added the other with a flash of vehemence. "The times are fateful.
"Little Papias had rolled off the chest on which he was sleeping, so the good girl had put him into her bed and was sitting on the chest herself, tired as she was." "She would do anything for that boy," said Karnis. "But it is past midnight. Come, Orpheus, let us make the bed!"
No what now remains to be decided is whether the old gods shall be victorious, whether we shall continue to live free and happy under the rule of the Immortals, or whether we shall bow under the dismal doctrine of the carpenter's crucified son; we must fight for the highest hopes and aims of humanity." "I know," interrupted Karnis, "you have already done battle valiantly for great Serapis.
"No, noble lady." "But how then that prudent saint generally selects her guests, and those that are not baptized . . ." "She certainly sheltered heathens on this occasion." "I am much surprised. Tell me how it happened." "We were at Rome," began Karnis, "and my patron there persuaded Marcus, Mary's son, to take us on board his ship at Ostia.
Within a few minutes of her sending Sachepris to fetch her a pair of shoes, Medius had hailed her from the shore; he wanted to speak with Karnis, and having come on an ass it was not in vain that the incensed damsel entreated him to take her with him.
To his right lay Helladius, the famous grammarian and high-priest of Zeus; Porphyrius, the benefactor of the Serapeum, was on his left; even Karnis had been allotted a place in his old friend's social circle, and greatly appreciated the noble juice of the grape, that was passed round, as well as the eager and intelligent friction of minds, from which he had long been cut off.
I told her that my father was a great musician who could master the most difficult things at the first hearing." "The most difficult! Hm . . . that depends," said the old man. "Did she show it you?" "No; it is something in the style of Linus and she sang it to us." "The daughter of the rich Porphyrius sang for your entertainment? Yours?" said Karnis laughing. "By Sirius!
"The world can rejoice only under the auspices of the gods!" cried Karnis excitedly. "And it shall rejoice still, we will save it from gloom!" added the other with a flash of vehemence. "The times are fateful.
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