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Meanwhile the elder actor, shading his eyes with his hand, had been gazing at the harbour, where, amid the innu reefed, was steered by a skilful hand Now he interrupted the blond beauty with the exclamation: "It is Archias's Proserpina! I knoell" Then, in a declamatory tone, he continued: "I, too, was perhtly rocked by the criuest of peerless Archias, I nificent festival in his villa! There was a little performance there in which Mentor and I allowed ourselves to be persuaded to take part But just see how the beautiful ship uses the narrow passage between the two triremes, as if it had the bloodleech's power of contraction! But to return to the festival of Archias: the oyster ragout served there, the pheasant pasties--"

Here he interrupted hi in surprise: "By the club of Hercules, the Proserpina is to be received with a full chorus! And there is the owner hi?"

"Co hi and shouting of reeted the actors as they approached the platform of the Temple of Poseidon

When fro place, she suddenly dropped her co: "It is the handsome blind sculptor, Hermon, the heir of the wealthy Myrtilus Do you learn this now for the first time, you jealous Thersites? Hail, hail, divine Herrateful Olympians! Hail to thee, Hermon, and thy immortal works! Hail, hail, hail!"

Meanwhile she waved her handkerchief with frenzied eagerness, as if she could thus force the blind rammateus of the Dionysian arts, had sent here to receive Hermon worthily, followed her exa of the chorus and by thousands of shouting voices, while Heralley, and then, by his guidance, stepped on shore and ascended the staircase of the Temple of Poseidon

Before the ship entered the harbour, the artist had had a large goblet of unht conquer the eh his blind eyes did not show hiure, he felt as if he was flooded with brilliant sunshine