Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-11-08
sAarmion was with the Queen," 80 said ti,s

l hall one hour before midday, and thither
 went with trembling heart to hear Glen.
 patra's answer to Dellius and to hear myse.
 also made King consort to the Queen C:
 Egypt. It was a full and splendid cour, l there were councillors, lords, captains.
 eunuchs and waiting women-all save Cha.-
 mIon. The hour passed, but Cleopatra and
 Charmion came not. At length Charmioa
 entered gently by a side entrance and took
 her place among the waiting ladies about
 the throne. Even as she did so she cast a l glance at me, and there was triumph in he f | eyes, though over what she triumphed | knew not. Little did I guess that she had | but now brought about my ruin and scale d | the fate of Egypt
 Then presently the trumpets bIared. and. clad in her robes of state, the urseus crown upon her head, and on her breast, f1aship 2 | like star, that great emerald scarabse, 6 | which she had dragged from dead Pha-
 raoh's heart, Cleopatra, followed by glt;- | tering guard of Northmen, swept in sple.,.
 dor to her throne. Dark was her love 7
 face, and dark her slumbrous eyes, al d
 none might read their message though a l
 that court searched therein for Q sign oI
 what should come. She seated herself { slowly as one who may not be moved, ano spoke to the Chief of the Reralds in the Greek tongue:
 "Does the Ambassador of the noble Antony wait?"
 The herald bowed low and made assent.
 "Let him come in and hear our answer''
 The doors were flung wide, and, fol- lowed by his train of knights, Dellius, clad in his golden armor and his purple chlamys, walked with catlike step up the great hall, and made obeisance before the throne.
 Most Royal and beauteous Egypt" he said, in his soft voice, sas thou hast gra- ciously been pleased to bid me, thy servant. I am here to take thy answer to the letter of the noble Antony the Triumvir, whom to- morrow sail to meet at Tarsus, ill Cilicia And this will say, Royal Egypt-craving pardon the while tor the boldness of my speech-bethink thee well before words that can not be unspoken fall from those sweet lips. Defy Antony, and Antony will wreck thee. But, like thy mother Aphro- dite, rise glorious on his sight from the bosom of the Cyprian Wave, and for wreck he will give thee all that can bo dear to woman's Royalty-empire and pomp of place, cities and the sway of men, fame and wealth and the diadem of rule made sure. For mark: Antony holds this Eastern World in the hollow of his warlike hand, and at his will kings are, and at his frOWn they cease to be.'
 xAHu DStlius SoNco LIE Atstu ailu IOlulnS his hands meekly on his breast, awaited answer.
 For awhile Cleopatra answered not, but sat like the sphinx Horemku, dumb and in- scrutable, gazing with lost eyes down the length of that great hall.
 Then, like soft music, her answer came, and trembling I listened for Egypts chal- leng ge to the Roman:
 Noble Dellins, much have we bethougnt us of the matter of thy message fran. great Antony to our poor Royalty of Egypt. Much have we bethought us, and counsel have WIG taken from the oracles of the gods, from the wisest among our friends, "'.l from the teaching of our heart, that 20. like nesting bird, broods over our ?n.'' veal Sharp are the words that thou .i.st brought across the sea; methnks l.l ter had they been fitted to the ears of sn;.e petty, Prince than to those Of i,yv.H.'s Queen, Therefore have we numbc.rn.. , leglons that we can gather, and the E..'r.r and the galleys wherewith we ma. E:,.,. the sea, and the moneys which sha,i buy us all things wanting to our war. And t,;s we find, that, though Antony be st C: vt hath Egypt naught to fear from the strength of Antony.n
 ~ She paused, and a murmur of applause of her high words ran down tho hall. Only Dellius stretched out his hands as though to push them back. Then came tho end
 there to bid our tongue stop, and, strong within our fortresses of stone and cur other fortresses built of the hearts of men, abide