“Whocansay，Lady？Butcertainlyitseemsthat/your/eyesarebrightandquickenough。Alsothereisanothermatter。Awhileago，whenthisshipcametoAlexandria，IsignedapapergivingleavetoacertaineyelessmusicianandhisniecetoplytheirtradeinEgypt。Thenthereweretwoofyou；nowIbeholdathird。Whoisthatcomelyladwithastainedfacethatstandsbesideyou？“
Heliodorebegansomestory，sayingthatshewastheorphansonofI
forgetwhom，andwhileshetolditcertainoftheMoslemsslippedpastme。
“Trulyyoushoulddowellinthesingingtrade，“interruptedtheofficerwithalaugh，“seeingthatforaboyyourvoiceiswondroussweet。Areyouquitesurethatyourememberyoursexaright？Well，itcaneasilybeproved。Barethatlad’sbosom，soldiers。Nay，’tisneedless；snatchoffthathead-dress。“
Amanobeyed，andHeliodore’sbeautifulblackhair，whichIwouldnotsufferhertocut，felltumblingtoherknees。