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Nothing of this kind was uttered near Herht, admiration, sympathy, and hope At dessert the beautiful Glycera divided her apple, whispering as she gave hier reveal, you poor and yet so abundantly rich darling of the gods"

He murmured in reply that his happiness would awake the envy of the immortals if, in addition, he were perht of her beauty

Had he been able to see hienuine Greek, was accustos in intercourse with others, would have endeavoured to express the emotions of joy which filled his heart with more reserve, and to excel his companions at the festival less recklessly

His enthusiastic delight carried many aith him; others, especially Daphne, were filled with anxious forebodings by his conduct, and others still with grave displeasure

A the latter was the famous leech Erasistratus, who shared Archias's cushions, and had been solicited by the latter to try to restore his blind nephew's sight But the kindly physician, who gladly aided even the poorest sufferer, curtly and positively refused To devote his time and skill to a blind man who, under the severest of visitations, lulled himself so contentedly in happiness, he considered unjust to others who desired recovery more ardently

"When the intoxication of this unbridled strength passes away, and is followed by a different ain," and the confident tone of his deep voice gave the sinificance that the learned leech held out his hand, saying: "Only where deep, earnest longing for recovery fills the sufferer's ods aid the physician We ait for the change which you predict, Archias!"

The guests did not disperse until late, and the best satisfied of all was the grae of the rich merchant's happy mood, and his oarm intercession in behalf of his nepheork, to persuade Archias to advance Queen Arsinoe a large sum of money for an enterprise whose object he still carefully concealed

The highly honoured blind artist spent the night under his uncle's roof