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watching, she took a step backward, another, then disappeared through the door. Antonius watched in amazement.
"Thou hast sent her away!"
"Yes. We are both satisfied, thou and I."
***
The next evening, Thersites sat alone upon the house-top. His calm held no expectance and no regret. A new poem, neatly copied on papyrus, was in his hand, and his voice rose and fell softly.
A servant appeared at the door.
"There is an Egyptian girl below, who asks to see thee," he said. "She has flowers in her arms."
