If you were not in love, you would have laughed instead of getting angry.

Still I won't go on provoking you--tell me what you have just been reading in the stars." At these words Darius looked up again into the starry sky and fixed his eyes on a bright constellation hanging over the horizon.

Zopyrus watched him and called out to his friends, "Something important must be happening up there.

Darius, tell us what's going on in the heavens just now." "Nothing good," answered the other.

"Bartja, I have something to say to you alone." "Why to me alone?
Araspes always keeps his own counsel, and from the rest of you I never have any secrets." "Still--" "Speak out." "No, I wish you would come into the garden with me." Bartja nodded to the others, who were still sitting over their wine, laid his hand on Darius' shoulder and went out with him into the bright moonlight.