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"That," he cried, "ht hand precious toIndia, and later here also, wounded or exhausted, it was ready to refuse its service, a spirit voice within cried, 'Do not forget that he touched it'; and then, as if I had drunk the noble wine of Byblus, a fiery streah aniain and kept it worthy of his touch To have seen a darling of the gods like hireater It teaches us how even we hus are per the gods, and the Olyladly Whoever shared the deeds of such a hero takes a sh life and into the grave, and whom he touched, as befell me, feels himself consecrated, and whatever is petty and base floay from him like water from the anointed body of the wrestler Therefore I consider myself fortunate above thousands of others, and if there is anything which still teo to Alexandria, it is the desire to touch his dead body once more To do that before I die is ratify it!" cried Thyone with urgent impatience; but Proclus turned to the lance with Althea, said: "You probably know, my venerable friend, that Queen Arsinoe, who most deeply honours your illustrious husband, had already arranged to have him summoned to the capital as priest of Alexander True, in this position he would have had the burden of disposing of all the revenues froypt; but, on the other hand, he would always have his uardian What influences baffled the Queen's wish certainly have not remained hidden froravely "Not the least whisper of this matter reached erly interrupted; "nothing else was talked of for weeks in the royal palace Queen Arsinoe--you ht be jealous, Lady Thyone--has been fairly in love with your hero ever since her last stay in your house on her way hoiven up her desire to see him in the capital as priest of Alexander It seereatest of the great should have the highest place, next to her husband's, in the city whose foundation he witnessed Arsinoe speaks of you also with all the affection natural to her feeling heart"