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Updated: June 4, 2025
And so Philammon toiled away with them, carrying food and clothing, helping sick to the hospital, and dead to the burial; cleaning out the infected houses for the fever was all but perennial in those quarters and comforting the dying with the good news of forgiveness from above; till the larger number had to return to evening service.
And she broke from him again, and threw herself on the floor. 'Trample upon me; curse me! anything but part me from him! Philammon had not the heart to answer her; but he made an involuntary gesture of sorrowful dissent. 'No! Call me what I am! what he called me just now! but do not take me away! Strike me, as he struck me! anything but parting! 'Struck you? The curse of God be on him!
'Then arise, and flee for your life into the farthest corner of the desert, ere the doom of Sodom and Gomorrha fall upon this accursed city. Have you father, mother, brother, sister, ay, cat, dog, or bird for which you care, within its walls? Philammon started; for he recollected Pelagia.... That evening, so Cyril had promised, twenty trusty monks were to have gone with him to seize her.
Thither had they fled out of cities, out of a rotten, dying world of tyrants and slaves, hypocrites and wantons, to ponder undisturbed on duty and on judgment, on death and eternity. But to Philammon had come an insatiable craving to know the mysteries of learning, to see the great roaring world of men. He felt he could stay no longer, and on his return he poured out his speech to Abbot Pambo.
But it is a new thing to me that on this occasion he should be Euergetes' tool. Old Philammon told me all about it.
And a blow of the spear-butt in his chest sent him rolling back into the middle of the street, while the soldiers, having delivered up their charge, returned with the same stolid indifference. In vain Philammon, returning, knocked at the gate.
That start saved Philammon. Quick as a cat, he leapt upon him, felled him to the earth with a single blow, tore the dagger from his hand, and sprang to his feet again just in time to strike his new weapon full into the third pursuer's face. The man put his hand to his head, and recoiled against a fellow-ruffian, who was close on his heels.
And the Jew turned and went out, perhaps, in his simple fanaticism, the happiest man in Egypt at that moment. He passed out through the ante-chamber, leering at the slave-girls, and scowling at Philammon; and the youth was ushered into the presence of Miriam.
Do you think that I have nothing to talk about but nonsense? Come and see me. It may be better for you. I live in and she named a fashionable street, which Philammon, though he inwardly vowed not to accept the invitation, somehow could not help remembering. 'Do leave the wild man, and come, growled the Amal from within the palanquin. 'You are not going to turn nun, I hope?
And, indeed, even had I had the courage, it would have been impossible. There were others, richer than I, to whose covetousness her youth and beauty seemed a precious prize. When I saw her last, she was in company with an ancient Jewess. Heaven grant that this Miriam may prove to be the one! 'And I have a sister! gasped Philammon, his eyes bursting with tears. 'We must find her!
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