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Updated: July 13, 2025
Pericles, and understood from her exclamatory narrative that their father had reason to feel some grave alarm at the Greek's absence from their house, and had possibly reasons of his own for accusing Mrs. Chump, as he had done.
For some time before the death of the epicier there had been hanging about the establishment a Greek called Kostolo. He was a manservant out of employ, and not, even on the surface, quite the sort of fellow that a respectable couple like the Boursiers might be expected to accept as a family friend. But such, no less, had been the Greek's position with the household.
The slave applied the point of the style to the Greek's eyelids, dyeing them an intense black, and tracing a fine line about the corners, which made them appear larger and softer. The toilet was almost complete.
I would rather have carried off the Doge himself, with his precious velvet night-cap on his head, than have taken this fellow the other night. All Venice is after him. I was just going to drown him, to get rid of him." There was a sort of savage good-nature in the Greek's tone which was reassuring, in spite of his ferocious looks and words.
Presently she would slip out and speak to Harry Grantham. Twice she had read in his eyes that sort of interest which she knew so well how to detect. She was glad, though, that he had not gone, and she hoped that Agapoulos would not detain her long. As a matter of fact, the Greek's manner was even more cold than usual.
The Greek's calm and noble manner impressed Cambyses favourably, and his hostility was entirely overcome when the stranger revealed to him that he was Phanes, the famous commander of the Greek mercenaries in Egypt, and that he had come to offer his service to Cambyses.
They reached the opposite side of the market in safety, and, plunging in among the mass of empty prisons, ran on, panting and breathless. The Greek's white burnous fluttered on ahead, turning angle after angle, diving into dark alleys and shooting across open spaces.
Amaryllis signed to the ivory chair before her. "Sit, lady," she said to Laodice. "He will come at once." The young woman dropped into the seat and gazed wistfully at her hostess. Instinctively, she knew that in this woman was no relief from the darkened life she was to lead with her husband. The Greek's face, palely lighted by a thoughtful smile, vanished in sudden darkness.
But stay," he added in sudden fear; "I must have money, or all is lost. Alas! you have none, I am sure." For answer Guy hastily rose, and, loosening his clothes, unhooked a small buckskin belt. He tore open the end and dropped a stream of golden sovereigns into his hand. "Here is money!" he cried. "The Arabs overlooked this when they searched me." The Greek's eyes glittered.
We embraced each other, and I retired to bed well pleased with my day's work, and in no way astonished at the Greek's not offering to purchase my secret, for I was certain that he would not sleep for anxiety, and that I should see him early in the morning. At all events, I had enough money to reach the Tour-du-Grec, and there Providence would take care of me.
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