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"I know that you, too, sat at the feet of some of the philosophers in the Museum, and still uphold the teachings of Straton, which your fellow-pupil, King Ptolemy, outgrew long ago. Yet he, also, recognised in philosophy, first of all, the bond which unites the widely sundered acquisitions of the intellect, the vital breath which pervades them, the touchstone which proves each true or false.
Children tell the tale of the strong man who bore Cleopatra in a sack through the palace portals. It was not a sack which concealed her, but a Syrian carpet. The strong man was my brother Straton. I went first, to secure a free passage. "Julius Caesar and she saw and found each other. Fate merely drew the conclusion which must result from such premises.
"With the exception of Arsinoe, who preferred gayer pastimes, into which she drew my brother Straton at that time a giant in strength we all liked the plan. I was chosen master, but I perceived that Cleopatra desired the position, so she took my place.
Probably some huge new animal for the Museum which has been caught somewhere for the King, for yonder stiff wearer of a laurel crown, who throws his head back as though he would like to eat the Olympians and take the King for a luncheon into the bargain, is Straton, the denier of the gods, and the little man with the bullethead is the grammarian Zoilus." "Of course," replied her companion.
The Demeter which Archias had ordered had been partially paid for in advance, and he had intended to use the gold a considerable sum to pay debts in Alexandria. But it was consumed with the rest of his property tools, clothing, mementoes of his dead parents, and a few books which contained his favourite poems and the writings of his master, Straton.
Yet, though she seemed to esteem our father higher, trust me more fully, look up to Anubis with greater reverence, and prefer to argue with the keen-witted Timagenes, she still appeared to hold all who surrounded her in equal favour, while Arsinoe left me in the lurch if Straton were present, and whenever the handsome Melnodor, one of my father's pupils, came to us, she fairly devoured him with her glowing eyes.
"To a certain degree he succeeded, for his personality exerted a powerful influence over her; and besides, she naturally took great pleasure in mystical, supernatural things, as my brother Straton did in physical strength, and you, Barine, enjoy the gift of song. You know Anubis by sight.
"True," he added, "your Demeter is by no means a powerful helper in time of need. She is a goddess such as Epicurus imagines the immortals. Without interfering with human destiny, she stands above it in sublime grandeur and typical dignity. You belong, if I see correctly, to the Epicureans?" "No," replied Hermon. "Like my lord and King, I, too, number myself among the pupils of the wise Straton."
John in four or five days, a distance of 430 miles. This statement is made by John Allan and there is nothing impossible about it. The Messrs. Straton of Fredericton, some years since, paddled in a bark canoe from the Grand Falls to Fredericton, 133 miles, in 14 hours 46 minutes, making a short stop at Woodstock on the way. Short distances have been covered at much greater rates of speed.
"With the exception of Arsinoe, who preferred gayer pastimes, into which she drew my brother Straton at that time a giant in strength we all liked the plan. I was chosen master, but I perceived that Cleopatra desired the position, so she took my place.
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