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The air darkened as if night was falling at this noontide hour, and with savage fury the foa mountain waves rushed like mad wild beasts in fierce assault upon the mole, the walls, and the dikes of the fortified port

"Hoain entered the litter which she had left to inspect the new catapults

Althea, treht figure before it, and, shrieking, struggled against the black slaves who tried to lift her upon the war elephant which had borne her here

Philotas gave his arone to his gray-haired host with the entreaty that he would give hie to Tennis, where Myrtilus would need his assistance

"It is impossible in such weather," was the reply

"Then I will ride!" cried Hermon resolutely, and Philippus scanned the son of his old friend and companion in arms with an expression of quiet satisfaction in his eyes, still sparkling brightly, and answered quickly, "You shall have two horses, uide who knows the road besides"

Then, turning swiftly to one of the officers who accompanied him, he ordered him to provide as necessary

When, soon after, in the impluvium, the tempest tore the velarius, and the ladies endeavoured to detain Herreeable ride is before hiods I have just ventured to send out a carrier dove," he added, turning to the artist, "to inform Myrtilus that he may expect you before sunset The storoal Put even if it should be lost, what does it matter?"

Thyone nodded to her old husband with a look of pleasure, and her eyes shone through tears at Her her friend, his mother, exclaimed: "Go, then, you true son of your father, and tell your friend that ill offer sacrifices for his welfare"

"A lean chicken to Aesculapius," whispered the grammateus to Althea "She holds on to the oboli"

"Which, at any rate, would be hard enough to dispose of in this wretched place unless one were a dealer in weapons or a thirsty sailor," sighed the Thracian "As soon as the sky and sea are blue again, chains could not keeparound this insipid rich beauty into the bargain!"