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Now get you gone, you fox, for I desire to be alone." The face of Saturius became evil. "Is that all you have to say?" he asked. "Am I to win no reward?" "If you stay longer," said Marcus, "you will win one which you do not desire." Then Saturius went, but without the door he turned and shook his fist towards the chamber he had left. "Fox," he muttered. "He called me fox and gave me nothing.
Still, disgraced he is, aye, and he feels it; therefore I trust that you, most generous Demetrius, who hate him, will remember the service of your servant in this matter." "Yes," said Caleb quietly, "fear not, you shall be well paid, for you have done your best." "I thank you, friend," answered Saturius, rubbing his hands, "and, after all, things may be better than they seem.
Twelve hundred!" said the auctioneer, in a voice of suppressed excitement, while the audience gasped, for such prices had not been heard of. "Thirteen," said the Chamberlain. Again the finger went up. "Fourteen hundred. I have fourteen hundred. Against you, worthy Saturius. Come, come, I must knock the lot down, which perhaps would not please some whom I could mention.
For a grandfather he is, thanks to Saturius Firmus, whom you will love as I do when you know him as intimately. I mention these particulars to show you what a large and numerous household you can oblige by a single favour, and I am induced to ask it from you, in the first place, because I wish to do so, and in the second, owing to a good omen.
In the outer hall Saturius met them and motioned to the slaves to stand back. "So you have them," said Caleb, eagerly. "Yes, or to be exact, one of them. The lady has vanished." Caleb staggered back a pace. "Vanished! Where?" "I wish that I could tell you. I thought that perhaps you knew. At least we found Marcus alone in his house, which he was about to leave, apparently to follow Titus.
Saturius, the chamberlain, has a fat place, but I would not take it to-night, no, not if it were given to me." Then that young man returned to the mart in time to hear his master knock down Lot thirteen, a very sweet-looking girl, to Saturius himself, who proposed, though with a doubtful heart, to take her to Domitian as a substitute.
Also the chamberlain, Saturius, secure in the authority of his master, stepped over the rope and against the rule began to walk round and round the captive, examining her critically. "Look at her!" said the auctioneer. "Look for yourselves. I have nothing to say, words fail me unless it is this.
"At the least," went on Saturius, "you will acknowledge the seals " "Which might be borrowed. Well, I will take the risk, for if there is anything wrong about these papers I am sure that the prince Domitian would not like to see them exhibited in a court of law." "Good," answered Saturius, with a relief which he could not altogether conceal. "And now for the culprit's name."
Also there were two scribes with their tablets, a man dressed in a lawyer's robe, who seemed to fill the office of prosecutor, and some soldiers on guard. When Caleb entered, Domitian, who, notwithstanding his youthful, ruddy countenance, looked in a very evil mood, was engaged in talking earnestly to the lawyer. Glancing up, he saw him and asked: "Is that the Jew who gives evidence, Saturius?"
Not I, Saturius, not I, whom everybody acknowledges to be the most beautiful person in Rome, much better looking than Titus is, although he does call himself Caesar. Now for it. Where's the fastening? Saturius, find the fastening. Why do you tie up the poor girl like an Egyptian corpse and prevent her lord and master from looking at her?"
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