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Updated: June 1, 2025
"You are most polite," said Keraunus, as Arsinoe and her handmaid left the room. "We learn a great deal by our intercourse with people of rank," replied the tailor. "The illustrious ladies who honor me with their custom like not only to see but to hear what is pleasing.
"It is well that he should have come," murmured Keraunus. "Considering his birth and origin, the architect is certainly a well-bred man." Pontius had gone to the steward's room, with a frowning brow, but it was with a smile on his strongly-marked lips, and a brisk step that he returned to his work-people. The foreman came to meet him with looks of enquiry as he said.
"I beg you not to add insult to the injury, we have suffered by your fault. A father whose daughter has been knocked down and hurt " "Then, Argus actually bit her?" cried Antinous, horrified. "No," Keraunus replied. "But as she fell her head and foot have been injured, and she is suffering much pain."
Every one rose as he came in, and when Keraunus saw that the chief lawyer of the city, a man of ancient family, bowed before him, he did likewise. Plutarch's eyesight was stronger than his legs were, and where a pretty woman was to be seen, it was always very keen.
When breakfast was over the slave took the children out, and Arsinoe had begun to curl her father's hair, when Keraunus put on his most dignified attitude and said ponderously. "My child." The girl dropped the heated tongs and calmly asked. "Well" fully prepared to hear one of the wonderful propositions which Selene was wont to oppose. "Listen to me attentively."
At breakfast Keraunus drank two cups of strong wine, in which he allowed Arsinoe to mix only a few drops of water. While his daughter was curling his hair a swallow flew into the room; this was a good omen and raised the steward's spirits.
"No, no, do not sell me," groaned the old man, raising his hands in entreaty; Keraunus however would not hear him, but went on angrily: "A dog at least remains faithful to his master, but you slaves eat him out of house and home, and when he most needs you, you want to run about the streets." "But I will stay," howled the old man. "Nay, do as you please.
"It is sad enough to cry over!" said the gatekeeper's wife, indignantly. "Is this the thanks she gets for all her care of her little brothers and sisters! Only to think that a father can speak so, when his best child is lying with a broken leg, helpless among strangers!" "With a broken leg," whimpered Arsinoe. "Broken!" repeated Keraunus slowly, and now sincerely anxious. "Where can I find her?"
"That I?" cried the steward trembling with rage and stepping close up to the Emperor. "That you," shouted Hadrian in his face, "tried to sell this picture to this man; in short that you are a simpleton and a scoundrel into the bargain." "I I," gasped Keraunus slapping his hand on his fat chest. "I a a but you shall repent of these words."
"Come father," begged Arsinoe, "first let us see to the children, and then you shall come with me to see Selene. Oh! why did I not go with her. Oh! if she should die." Keraunus and his daughter reached their rooms less quickly than usual, for the steward dreaded a fresh attack from the blood-hound, which, to-night however, was sharing Antinous' room.
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