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Nearly everything went as he wished, but Menas, who was naturally untrustworthy and always followed the fortunes of the stronger, and was further vexed because he held no office but had been made a subordinate of Sabinus, deserted again to Sextus. The following is contained in the Forty-ninth of Dio's Rome.
Loud sobs of penitence broke from the young man's heaving breast, as the Mukaukas wrathfully exclaimed, in thick accents, as quickly as the heavy, paralyzed tongue would allow: "You, you! A disgrace to our ancient and blameless Court! You? Away with you! A thief, an unjust judge, a false witness, and the only descendant of Menas! If only these hands were able you you Go, villain!"
Then he bowed before the Mukaukas, touching his brow, lips and breast with the finger- tips of the right hand to express: "All my thoughts, words and feelings are devoted to you," while he said: "Thanks, Son of Menas. That was the act of Moslem." "Of a Christian!" cried Orion hastily. But his father shook his head gently, and said, slowly and impressively: "Only of a man."
"Then you serve a great general, as some of us have cause to know. Tell me, where is he now, for I hear that he has left Lesbos?" "Where is he? Why, aboard yonder ship, of course. Oh! he has fooled you finely. Another time you'll search beggar's rags more closely." "Cast off! Cast off!" roared Menas. "Nay," said the officer, "cast not off. Soldiers, drive away those men.
Loud sobs of penitence broke from the young man's heaving breast, as the Mukaukas wrathfully exclaimed, in thick accents, as quickly as the heavy, paralyzed tongue would allow: "You, you! A disgrace to our ancient and blameless Court! You? Away with you! A thief, an unjust judge, a false witness, and the only descendant of Menas! If only these hands were able you you Go, villain!"
VIII. While we were talking a freedman came from Menas and said that the sacrificial cakes were cooked and every thing ready for the sacrifice that whoever wishes to take part had only to come. "But I will not suffer you to go," I protested, "until you have fulfilled your promise and given me the third chapter of our subject, that concerning mules and dogs and shepherds."
LXXIV. At his table, which was always plentiful and elegant, he constantly entertained company; but was very scrupulous in the choice of them, both as to rank and character. Valerius Messala informs us, that he never admitted any freedman to his table, except Menas, when rewarded with the privilege of citizenship, for betraying Pompey's fleet.
Talwambara, according to the Christians, after her husband's death, and her army's defeat, threw herself into the wilds of Atbara, and recovered her son Ali Gerad by releasing Prince Menas, the brother of the Abyssinian emperor, who in David's reign had been carried prisoner to Adel. The historian will admire these two widely different accounts of the left- handed hero's death.
We waited and waited. At length the captain, Menas, who stood by me, whispered into my ear, "Be calm; he comes; all is well." Then I heard the mate shout: "I have the writing under seal," and Menas gave the order to cast off the ropes that held the ship to the quay. One of the sailors came up and reported to Menas that their companion, Cosmas, was missing.
'Tis much that thou must have forgotten, O praefect, ere thou didst set thy so-called duty above the fulfilment of my wish." "Nay, gracious lady," he said simply, "I had forgotten nothing. Not even that Archelaus Menas, the sculptor, died for having angered thee; nor that Julius Campanius perished in exile and young Decretas in fetters, because of thine enmity.
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