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"What, then, a alared her shoulders

"I can advise with John," she said "Doubtless he will allow you to

remain here until you can provide yourself with other shelter"

Laodice heard this cold sentence with a chill of fear that was new to

her Faint pictures of hunger and violence, terrifying in the extrehtened her nation at the woman who had

supplanted her swept over her with a reflexive flush of heat

"God of e her in her lies, and pour the fire of Thy

wrath upon her!" she exclaiirl In her soul, she asked herself

if there ht not be unsounded depths of fierceness in this nature

which she ought not to stir up

"Thou hast hope," she said tactfully "She hath no such beauty as

thine!"

"Nothing buther only because I am fairer than she! He is no just man!"

Laodice cried hotly

"Softly, child," the Greek said, s; "thou hast said that he is

thy husband"

Laodice turned away, her brain whirling with anger, fear and shame

"Well?" said the Greek coolly, after a silence

"Where shall I go?" Laodice asked

"Thou hast been too tenderly nurtured to go into the streets I shall