I dreamed of cities and kings, that were mine! of crises that I dared, of--of things that I did!" There was indignation and pride in the words, too much recollection of an actuality to rise from the reminiscences of a dream.

John watched her alertly.
"Enough will happen here in time to divert you," he said.
She made a motion with her hand that swept the round of masonry about her.
"Not until this falls." "Come, then, up into my fortress and see my fellows from Gischala," he offered.

"They fled with me from that city when Titus took it and together we came to this place.

They are hardened to disaster; they and death are fellow-jesters." "Soldiers ?" "Everything! Better athletes than soldiers, better mummers than athletes; villains most engaging of all!" She showed no interest and, after a critical pause, he continued: "They robbed the booth of some costumer whom the Sadducees had made rich and captured a maid whom they held until she had taught them how to use henna and kohl.

So I had a garrison of swearing girls until they wearied of the fatigue of stepping mincingly and untangling their garments.