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Without even vouchsafing Hanno another glance, Ledscha glided forward in the shadow of the bushes to the great sycamore, whose thick, broad top on the side toward the tents was striped with light fro froe vanished in the darkness of the night, but Myrtilus had had a bench placed there, that he irl could obtain the best viehat she desired to see

How gay and ani of companions had arrived with the Pelusinians, and some also had probably been on the ship which--she knew it from Bias--had coalley was said to belong to Philotas, an aristocratic relative of King Ptole Greek as just picking up the ostrich-feather fan that had slipped fro slaves in gay garold circlets round their upper ar fro refreshht flowers again adorned his black curls He held hioddess of Victory herself had crowned hiazed past her and the others to watch every hter of Archias who had detained Hermon, for he made only a brief answer--Ledscha could not hear what it hen she accosted him pleasantly, to devote himself to Althea, and--this could be perceived even at a distance--thank her with ardent devotion

And no he even raised the hem of her peplos to his lips

A scornful suests also noticed thisPhilotas, who had followed Daphne frolance at a man with a sray His naah priest of Apollo, he was one of the most influential men in Alexandria, especially as he was one of the favoured courtiers of Queen Arsinoe

He had gone by her command to the Syrian court, had enjoyed on his return, at Pelusiu companion Althea, the hospitality of Philippus, and accompanied the venerable officer to Tennis in order to win hie, he still strove to gain the favour of fair women, and the sculptor's excessive ardour had displeased him