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"Even then," she whispered when he paused, "you do not forget!"

"No! Why, these streets, that should ring for reat froe of

that Prophet I ates in that Roman residence, but I do not fail to remember that

they took that Prophet before Pilate there By my soul, the street

that leads north hath become the way of the Cross, and there are three

crosses for ravely and with alarm What was it in this history

of the Nazarene which won aristocrats and shepherds alike? She would

see from this man if there were indeed any truth in the story that

Philadelphus had told her

"I have heard," she began, faltering, "I have heard that--" She

stopped Her tongue would not shape the story But after a glance at

her, he understood

"And thou hast heard it, also?" he whispered "Thou believest it?"

It seeone

would establish the fact

"No!" she cried

"It is enough," he said nervously "We do not well to talk of it I

came for another reason Tell me; hast thou other shelter than this

house?"

"No," she answered

"Hast thou talked with this Philadelphus, here?" he asked after

silence

She assented with averted face

"Is he that one ith ain she assented, with surprise

His hands clenched and for a e