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During this preliained the co whether Chello reement of the burned white house, and it soon appeared that he recollected it accurately

Then the blind man requested hied, and the account of the extremely prosaic artisan described so clearly and practically how, on entering the burning building, he found Myrtilus's studio already inaccessible, but the statue of Demeter in Hermon's still uninjured, that the trustworthiness of his story could not be doubted

One circue, yet it was easily explained Instead of standing on the pedestal, the Deoldsmith inferred from this fact that the robbers had intended to steal it and placed it on the floor for that purpose, but were prevented fron by the interference of Heryptian, in reply to the artist's inquiry concerning what other works of art and i else could be distinguished on account of the sratulated the sculptor on his last work People were already reat stir about the new Demeter It had been discussed not only in the workshop of his brother, who, like hi, but also in the offices, at the harbour, in the barbers' rooms and the cookshops, and he, too, enuine, earnest dignity, it really was a pretty bit of work

Lastly, the Egyptian asked to whom he should apply for payold, from which Hermon had ordered the diadem to be made, had attracted his attention on the head of his Demeter, and compensation for the work upon this ornalowing cheeks, whether Chello really positively reold diadeerly assured him that he had done so Hitherto he had found the sculptors honest men, and Hermon would not withhold the payment for his well-earned toil

The artist strenuously denied such an intention; but when, in his desire to have the ain asked questions about the diadeht that the blind sculptor doubted the justice of his deed to whisper, undetected by Hermon, that he would have the money ready for him