would no longer carry him.
"Men," said he, "are like horses. A swift saddle-horse is soon tired when
it is driven in harness and a heavy cart-horse when it is made to gallop.
His hoofs were spoilt for city pavements, and scheming, struggling and
running about the streets were too much for his country brains and wore
him out, as trotting under a saddle would weary a plough-horse. He
thanked the gods that this day was over. He would not be rested enough
till to-morrow to be really glad of all his success."--But in spite of
this assertion he was radiant with overflowing satisfaction, and that in
itself cheered the mourners whom he tried to encourage. When he said they
must be going, Gorgo kissed the little singer; indeed, as soon as she saw
how deeply she was grieved, shedding bitter but silent tears, she had
hastened to take her in her arms and comfort her like a sister.

Constantine, Gorgo and old Eusebius were left together, and the young
girl was longing to unburden her over-full heart. She had agreed to her
lover's request that she would at once accompany him to see his sorrowing
parents; still, she could not appear before the old Christian couple and
crave their blessing in her present mood. Recent events had embittered
her happy belief in the creed into which she had thrown herself, and much
as it pained her to add a drop to Constantine's cup of sorrow, duty and
honesty commanded that she should show him the secrets of her soul and
the doubts and questionings which had begun to trouble her. The old
priest's presence was a comfort to her; for her earnest wish was to
become a Christian from conviction; as soon as they were alone she poured
out before them all the accusations she had to bring against the
adherents of their Faith: They had triumphed in ruining the creations of
Art; the Temple of Isis and the ship-yard lay in ashes, destroyed by
Christian incendiaries; their tears were not yet dry when they flowed
afresh for the sons of Porphyrius--Christians themselves--who, unless
some happy accident had saved them, must have perished with thousands of
innocent sufferers--believers and infidels together--by the orders of the
Emperor whom Constantine had always lauded as a wise sovereign and pious
Christian, as the Defender of the Faith, and as a faithful disciple of
the Redeemer.

When, at last, she came to an end of her indictment she appealed to
Constantine and Eusebius to defend the proceedings of their
co-religio