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Had he been convinced of the contrary, he would have sacrificed everything he possessed in order, by lavish offerings, to propitiate the immortals in behalf of her to whom he had devoted his life and every faculty of his being. Like Iras, he, too, could find no rest upon his couch, and when she heard his step she called to him and asked why he did not recover the sleep which he had lost.
Iras and the "Introducer," clad in plain garments, had waited for her in the temple court and, joined by the architect, accompanied her to the unpretending litter standing at one of the side gates but, instead of entering it, she ordered Gorgias to attend her to the garden.
"Did not you say that Iras, with whom you played when a boy is now becoming troublesome by watching your every step? And then you visit Barine constantly and she so evidently prefers you, that the fact might easily reach the ears of Iras."
"The scoundrel also searched Iras and Charmian, yet all the time both Romans constantly spoke in cajoling terms of Caesar's favour; and his desire to grant Cleopatra everything which was due a Queen. "At last she was taken back to Lochias, but I felt like a madman; for the image of the unfortunate woman pursued me like my shadow.
"Poor boy!" sighed the Queen, gently. "Had he not been wounded, and were it not so hard to resign what we love, I should rejoice that he, too, understands how to plan and act. Perhaps O Iras, would that it might be so! now that the gate is burst open, the brain and energy of the great Caesar will enter his living image.
She cannot spare you now." "More easily, perhaps, than you," replied Charmian; "yet in many things my services might be hard to replace." "Nothing under the sun could do it," cried Iras eagerly. "If, in these days of trouble, she should lose you too " "Still darker ones are approaching," interrupted Archibius positively. "Perhaps you will learn all to-morrow.
"The immortals have placed you and Charmian at her side to sustain her, if her own strength fails. The time to test your powers has arrived." "I know my duty," replied Iras austerely. "Prove it!" said Archibius earnestly. "You think you have cause for anger against Charmian." "Whoever treats my foes so tenderly can doubtless dispense with my affection. Where is your ward?"
But Iras had already laid it on the arm of one of the waiting maids, and Cleopatra now glanced around her, and with a youthful, elastic step approached the throne.
Iras and the younger pupils of Olympus are aiding her. The old man furnishes all sorts of poisons, which she tries upon various animals nay, recently even on criminals sentenced to death.
The golden-haired Eunice and Iras pushed bronze footstools under their feet, and poured wine for them into goblets, out of wonderful narrow-necked pitchers from Volaterræ and Cæcina. "Hast thou among thy people any one who knows that giant Lygian?" asked Petronius. "Atacinus and Gulo knew him; but Atacinus fell yesterday at the litter, and Gulo I killed." "I am sorry for him," said Petronius.
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