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"Sir?"

"I a to see the effect of this speech upon the

Maccabee's courier and clapped his hands for an attendant To the

servitor who responded he said: "Send hither our party It is ti me my cloak"

He looked then suddenly at Aquila The Roman's face had cleared of its

astonishh," the courier said bluntly and closed his lips The

servitor reappeared with his master's cloak and kerchief After him

came Keturah, the handmaiden, and Hiram, a camel-driver, prepared for

a journey The ot into his

cloak without help, made inquiry for this detail and that of his

business and of his journey, gave instruction to his attendants, and

then asked for Laodice

There was a moment of silence more distressed than embarrassed Momus

dropped his eyes; Keturah looked at herof color, as if she were on the point of tears Aquila

stared absently out of the arch beyond

Costobarus glanced from one to the other of his cohter As he lifted the curtain, he