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Updated: June 14, 2025
On the death of Marcian, following that of Pulcheria, in whose person a woman first became empress regnant, Leo was a Thracian officer, a colonel of the service, and director of the general Aspar's household. Aspar was an Arian Goth, commander of the troops, who had influence enough to make another man emperor, but not to cancel the double blot of barbarian and heretic in his own person.
Paula had come into the garden shortly before sundown, her eyes red with weeping; and when, soon after, Pulcheria and her mother had joined her there, Paula had thrown herself on Joanna's neck, sobbing so bitterly that the mother and daughter "whose tears were near her eyes" had both followed her example.
And it will not be for long, for my mother really means to go away. You are older than I am, of course, and much graver and wiser. . . ." "I will be kind to you, child; but try to make friends with Pulcheria!" "Gladly, gladly. But then my mother! I should get on very well by myself if it were not. . . Well, you yourself heard what Orion said to me, that time in the avenue.
For my part I am on my guard, and am now discovering where he is lodging." "Oh, Pyotr Petrovitch, you would not believe what a fright you have given me," Pulcheria Alexandrovna went on: "I've only seen him twice, but I thought him terrible, terrible! I am convinced that he was the cause of Marfa Petrovna's death." "It's impossible to be certain about that. I have precise information.
I want to kiss your hands here at once, on my knees..." and he fell on his knees on the pavement, fortunately at that time deserted. "Leave off, I entreat you, what are you doing?" Pulcheria Alexandrovna cried, greatly distressed. "Get up, get up!" said Dounia laughing, though she, too, was upset. "Not for anything till you let me kiss your hands! That's it! Enough! I get up and we'll go on!
He had something pleasant to say to each; he frankly compared his former circumstances with his present position, without disguising his heartfelt thankfulness; then, with a merry glance at Pulcheria, he described how delightful it would be when Philippus should come home to make the party complete a true and perfect star: for every Egyptian star must have five rays.
Joanna laid her hand in some tremor on the child's little feet, but Mary called down to her: "Mother Pulcheria I am quite sure our old Horapollo's white ass is standing in front of the Curia, and they are putting a garland round the beast's neck a garland of olive."
"I won't lose sight of him. Rodya has given me leave. He said to me himself just now. 'Take care of my sister. Will you give me leave, too, Avdotya Romanovna?" Dounia smiled and held out her hand, but the look of anxiety did not leave her face. Pulcheria Alexandrovna gazed at her timidly, but the three thousand roubles had obviously a soothing effect on her.
He had not, indeed, ceased to admire her; but at the same time he would say: "My comfortable little Pulcheria has not her match; our rooms would be too small for Paula, but they suit my golden-haired girl best."
Only when it came to taking leave of Pulcheria and Mary, who clung to her in frantic grief and begged to go with her and Betta to prison, she could not restrain her tears. The scribe had informed her that she was charged dy Bishop Plotinus with having plotted the escape and flight of the nuns, and Joanna's knees trembled under her when Paula whispered in her ear: "Beware of Katharina!
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