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"And yet this morning you took a long walk for Klea's sake," returned Serapion. "I have often taken a much longer one to shoot a hare," answered the Roman. "We men do not pursue our game because the possession of it is any temptation, but because we love the sport, and there are sporting natures even among women.
No sooner was the court completely cleared of men by the mounted guard than a new incident claimed Klea's attention.
No sooner was the court completely cleared of men by the mounted guard than a new incident claimed Klea's attention.
Klea's head was uncovered, and, fearing the heat of noon, she was about to return into the door-keeper's house, when she saw a young white-robed scribe, employed in the special service of Asclepiodorus, who came across the court beckoning eagerly to her.
At any other time the words would not have failed of their effect on Klea's reasonable nature, but the fearful storm of feeling which had broken over her during the last few hours had borne away in its whirl all her composure and self-command.
"But, my lord," replied Eulaeus dryly and with a certain matter-of-fact gravity to King Euergetes for he it was who had come with him into the room adjoining Klea's retreat, "the dry little Egyptian with the thin straight hair is even more trustworthy and tougher and nimbler than his companion, and, so far, more estimable.
Won't you give me something to get a drop of wine?" Klea's whole possessions were two silver drachma, of which she herself owned one and the other belonged to Irene.
But just as swift clouds float across the sky, distracting the labors of the star-gazer, who is striving to observe some remote planet as the clatter of the street interrupts again and again some sweet song we fain would hear, marring it with its harsh discords so again and again the image of the young Roman came across Klea's prayers for release from that very thought, and at last it seemed to her that she was like a man who strives to raise a block of stone by the exertion of his utmost strength, and who weary at last of lifting the stone is crushed to the earth by its weight; still she felt that, in spite of all her prayers and efforts, the enemy she strove to keep off only came nearer, and instead of flying from her, overmastered her soul with a grasp from which she could not escape.
It may be as well to tell you at once that what I might require of you would concern not myself but the weal or woe of the water-bearers, the two maidens you have seen and who much need protection." "I came here for my parents' sake and for Klea's, and not on your account," said Publius frankly. "There is something in her mien and in her eyes which perhaps may repel others but which attracts me.
The tall Roman gave them me, the same you had the violets from yesterday." Klea's face turned crimson, and she said shortly and decidedly: "How do you know that?" "Because he told me so himself," replied Irene in a very altered tone, for her sister's eyes were fixed upon her with an expression of stern gravity, such as Irene had never seen in her before. "And where are the violets?" asked Klea.
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