Valeria the Martyr of the Catacombs a Tale of Early Christian Life in Rome
Valeria the Martyr of the Catacombs a Tale of Early Christian Life in Rome
W H William Henry Withrow
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The burnished mail of the Roman soldiers gleamed as the guard was changed, and their armour clashed as they grounded their spears and saluted the officer of the watch. " What, Max, are you on duty to-night ? " said Isidorus as he recognized a soldier of the guard. " Any promotion in your service yet ? " "No, but I see that there is in yours, " said the bluff out-spoken guardsman. "Well, yes, I flatter myself that there is, " replied the vain-glorious Greek, ' and I hope for still more. " Announ...cing to the chamberlain of the palace that he had just arrived from a journey of important business for the Empress Valeria, he with Demetrius were taken to a marble bath, where with the aid of a skilful slave, they made THE MARTYR OF THE CATACOMBS. 115 their toilet for immediate presentation to the Empress. Valeria was attended as usual by her freed- woman Callirhoe, when the Greek was an- nounced "We heard, " she said to Isidorus, "by thy letters, of the failure of thy quest at Ravenna and Milan, but we hope ' At this moment, with an exclamation of intensest emotion Callirhoe rushed forward and flung herself in the arms of the venerable figure who had followed the Greek into the apart- ment.
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