"At once Arsinoe, at once come with me; Selene shall not stay a moment longer among that accursed rabble.

Eternal gods! besides all our other troubles this disgrace too!" "Nay, it is not so bad as that," said Doris soothingly.

"There are very estimable folks even among the Christians.

At any rate they are certainly honorable, for the poor hunch-backed creature who first brought the bad news gave me this little bag of money which dame Hannah had found in Selene's pocket." Keraunus took his daughter's hard-won wages as contemptuously as though he was quite accustomed to gold, and thought nothing of more wretched silver; but Arsinoe began to cry at the sight of the drachmae, for she knew it was for the sake of that money that Selene had left her home, and could divine what frightful pain she must have suffered on the way.
"Honorable this, and honorable that!" cried Keraunus, as he tied up his money-bag.

"I know well enough how shameless are the goings on in assemblies of that stamp; kissing and hugging slaves! quite the right sort of thing for my daughter! Come Arsinoe, let us find a litter at once!" "No, no!" exclaimed Doris eagerly.