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Dress my stoicism, O Radiant One, in a garland of roses, put a pitcher of wine before it; it will sing Anacreon in such strains as to deafen every Epicurean." Nero, who was pleased by the title "Radiant," smiled and said,"Thou dost please me." "This man is worth his weight in gold!" cried Tigellinus. "Put thy liberality with my weight," answered Chilo, "or the wind will blow my reward away."
So great a weakness possessed him on a sudden that he dropped to the Apostle's feet, and, embracing his knees, remained thus, without power to say a word. "Not to me, not to me, but to Christ," said the Apostle, who warded off thanks and honor. "What a good God!" said the voice of Chilo from behind, "but what shall I do with the mules that are waiting down here?"
"O Chilo Chilonides!" said he. "Pax tecum! pax! pax!" answered Chilo. "O best of Christians! Yes, I am Chilo; but this is a mistake, I do not know thee!" "Chilo Chilonides," repeated Ursus, "thy lord, Vinicius, summons thee to go with me to him." A PIERCING pain roused Vinicius. At the first moment he could not understand where he was, nor what was happening.
Seeing Vinicius suddenly, he drew back his head and raised the papyrus quickly. Vinicius drew his hand across his forehead, thinking that he was dreaming yet. In the litter was sitting Chilo.
"Do what ye like with me, but I will not go to the games!" cried he, in desperation. Nero looked at him for a while, and, turning to Tigellinus, said, "Have a care that this Stoic is near me in the gardens. I want to see what impression our torches will make on him." Chilo was afraid of the threat which quivered in Cæsar's voice.
"This Lygian seems tremendously strong!" groaned Chilo. "No one will ask thee to hold his hands," answered Croton. But they had to wait long yet, and the cocks had begun to crow before dawn when they saw Ursus coming through the gate, and with him Lygia. They were accompanied by a number of other persons.
Semaxii! that is a dreadful punishment!" "I would rather see it, for there will not be blood," answered Chilo. "Command a slave to hold the goblet to my mouth. I wish to drink, but I spill the wine; my hand trembles from age." Others also were speaking of the Christians. Old Domitius Afer reviled them.
Vinicius went out of the cuniculum, and betook himself to the amphitheatre, where he had a place near Petronius among the other Augustians. "Is she there?" inquired Petronius. "No; she remained in prison." "Hear what has occurred to me, but while listening look at Nigidia for example, so that we may seem to talk of her hair-dressing. Tigellinus and Chilo are looking at us now. Listen then.
And suddenly the rage in his breast broke its bounds. Springing at Chilo, he caught him by the beard with both hands, hurled him to the floor, trampled him, repeating, with foam on his lips, "Thou wilt retract! thou wilt!" "I cannot!" answered Chilo from the floor. "To the tortures with him!"
Meanwhile Chilo raised his head with slow motion, and for a time moved his eyes over the audience. At last his glance rested somewhere on the highest rows of the amphitheatre; his breast moved with more life, and something happened which caused wonder and astonishment.
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