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Yet I rudge for having, in those sorrowful hours, refused to share my property with me fraternally What manly pride would have cheerfully permitted him to accept was opposed by the defiant desire to show me, your father, you, the whole world, that he would depend upon his nor even the gods In the sa, he obstinately rejected s which he unfortunately lacks Great as his talent is, fir so disciple of Straton lacks the power of conity, the superhuman majesty of the divine nature, and he does not succeed in representing the bewitching char Only once hitherto has he been successful, and that ith your bust"

Daphne's cheeks suddenly fla it she raised her feather fan to her eyes, and with forced indifference ood friends from our earliest childhood And, besides, how small is the charm hich the artist who chooses me for aone," Myrtilus asserted resolutely "I have no idea of flattering you, and you are certainly aware that I do not nu the beauties of Alexandria But instead of the delicate, syods bestowed upon you a face which wins all hearts, even those of woenuine, helpful, womanly kindness, a sincere disposition, and a healthy, receptive mind To reproduce such a face, not exactly beautiful, and yet bewitching, is the hardest possible task, and Hermon, I repeat it, has succeeded You are the only one of your noble sex who inspires the motherlessfancy What does he not owe you? After the bridge which united him to his uncle and paternal friend had been so suddenly broken, it was you who rebuilt it Now, I think, it is stronger than ever I could not iive you up; and all honour to your father, who, instead of bearing the insubordinate fellow a grudge, only drew hiave us two commissions which will perhter of Archias is closely connected with this admirable deed"