The Emperor — Volume 03 by Georg Ebers
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page 46 of 68 (67%)
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"And who is Pollux, whom you were calling to help you when you recovered
your senses?" "What does that matter to you?" Antinous colored, and answered in confusion: "I was startled when you suddenly roused up, with his name so loudly on your lips, when I brought you back to life with water and this essence." "Well, I was roused--and now I can walk again. People who bring furious dogs into a strange place, should know how to take better care of them. Tie the dog up safely, for the children--my little brothers and sisters-- come this way when they want to go out. Thank you for your help--and my pitcher?" As she spoke she looked down on the remains of the pretty jar, which was one her mother had particularly valued. When she saw the fragments lying on the ground, she gave a deep sob, but she shed no tears. Then she exclaimed angrily: "It is infamous!" With these words she turned her back on Antinous and returned to her father's room, using her left foot, however, with caution, for it was very painful. The young Bithynian gazed in silence at Selene's tall, slight form, he felt prompted to follow her, to say to her how very sorry he was for the mischance that had befallen her, and that the hound belonged not to him but to another man; but he dared not. Long after she had disappeared from sight he stood on the same spot. At last he collected his senses, |
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