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The reckless Lesbian who had favoured Hermon at the last Dionysia had played pranks with hih, but then had suddenly vanished By his ain, but, in spite of honest search, in vain

Just now he had ula, who had been in her co in the procession of bacchanals in his, Bias's, arms True, she could not be persuaded to ht hand wither if Hermon's companion at the Dionysia was any other than Althea His ined her with black hair instead of red Plenty of people in Alexandria practised the art of dyeing, and it ell known that Queen Arsinoe herself willinglyat the Dionysia with a handsome Ephebi, who did not suspect the identity of his coitated Her to and fro a short tio first to Myrtilus and then to Daphne

He had found his friend sleeping, and though every fibre of his being urged him to speak to him, he forced hi a sense of dissatisfaction with hiainst his own adverse destiny had awaked within hier endure to remain in the presence of his work, hich he was more and ay party on board the galley of his parents' old friends Wine should bring hiain with the sense of joyous existence which he kneell, and which he now see

When he had once talked and drunk hiloomy face

No! It should once ay and reckless one

And Althea?

He would meet her, hoh in the intoxication of the last Dionysia, and, instead of allowing hi to bow respectfully before her, would assert all the rights she had foret to-er for new pleasure, he drew a long breath as he went out into the open air, pressed his hands upon his broad chest, and with his eyes fixed upon the cos, walked swiftly toward the landing place