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But Julian had another idea than pressing his vengeful advantage at

that ti the unemployed of the

thriftless town sent thean as young, yet gray at the temples

Some of theh

to know that these strangers who couile But none returned to hi though the white hair of an old man

snowed on his te within went out into the hills hiht sleeper and readily restored, awoke

and found himself alone The khan-keeper informed him on inquiry that

Julian had ridden away

"Too fair a hope to think that he has deserted me," the Maccabee

observed "I shall await him a decent ti for so but unable to define that thing

There was a vague admission that this last pause before his entry into

Jerusalem where he must accomplish so much was an opportunity for some

sort of preparation, but he lacked direction and resource He was

irritable and purposeless

Out of the low door that opened into the lewen of the khan he caught

glimpses of the town spread over the tilt of the hill before him It

had become active since he had looked upon it in the very early hours

of the day Over the gate he could see the toss of canopies and the

heads of ca of mule-hooves on the