However，weoftheupperclassesarealwaystender—hearted；andhewouldcertainlygetofftolerablywellifhewerelefttous：for，betweenourselves，whatisapaltrypriestofIsis！——whatIsisherself？Butthecommonpeoplearesuperstitious；theyclamorforthebloodofthesacrilegiousone。Itisdangerousnottogivewaytopublicopinion。’
’Andtheblasphemer——theChristian，orNazarene，orwhateverelsehebecalled？’
’Oh，poordog！ifhewillsacrificetoCybeleorIsis，hewillbepardoned——ifnot，thetigerhashim。Atleast，soIsuppose；butthetrialwilldecide。Wetalkwhiletheurn’sstillempty。AndtheGreekmayyetescapethedeadlyThetaofhisownalphabet。Butenoughofthisgloomysubject。HowisthefairJulia？’
’Well，Ifancy。’
’Commendmetoher。Buthark！thedooryondercreaksonitshinges；itisthehouseofthepraetor。Whocomesforth？ByPollux！itistheEgyptian！