I give him credit for the charitable attempt, although he hath not much charity in his temper.] [Footnote 35: Compare the anecdotes (c.

17) with the Edifices (l.i.

c.
9)--how differently may the same fact be stated! John Malala (tom.

ii.
p.

174, 175) observes, that on this, or a similar occasion, she released and clothed the girls whom she had purchased from the stews at five aurei apiece.] [Footnote 36: Novel.viii.1.An allusion to Theodora.