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     ;O   vanished   days   of   my   childhood� ─  �she   sobbed。   ;O   sweet   father 

Ahmes� �good Saint Theodore�察�why did I not die in thy white mantle whilst 

thou didst bear me�察�in the first dawn of day�察�yet fresh from the waters of 

baptism� ─�

     Paphnutius advanced towards her�察�crying 

     ;Thou art baptised� �O divine wisdom� �O Providence� �O great God� �I 

know now the power which drew me to thee。 I know what rendered thee 

so   dear   and   so   beautiful   in   my   eyes。   It   was   the   virtue   of   the   baptismal 

water�察 �which   made   me   leave   the shadow   of   God�察  �where   I   lived�察�to   seek 

thee in the poisoned air where men dwell。 A dropa drop�察�no doubt�察�of the 

water which   washed thy  bodyhas been   sprinkled in   my face。  Come�察  �O 

my sister�察�and receive from thy brother the kiss of peace。; 

     And the monk touched with his lips the forehead of the courtesan。 

     Then he was silent�察�letting God speak�察�and nothing was heard in the 

Grotto of Nymphs but the sobs of Thais�察�mingled with the rippling of the 

running water。 

     She   wept   without   trying   to   stop   her   tears�察  �when   two   black   slaves 

appeared�察�loaded with stuffs�察�perfumes�察�and garlands。 

     ;It was hardly the right time to weep�察─�she said�察�trying to smile。 ;Tears 

redden   the   eyes   and   spoil   the   complexion�察  �and   I   must   sup   tonight   with 

some   friends�察  �and   want   to   be   beautiful�察  �for   there   will   be   women   there 

quick to spy out marks of care on my face。 These slaves come to dress me。 



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Withdraw�察�my father�察�and allow them to do their work。 They are clever and 

experienced�察�and I pay them well for their services。 You see that one who 

wears thick rings of gold�察�and shows such white teeth。 I took her from the 

wife of the pro´consul。; 

     Paphnutius had at first a thought of dissuading Thais�察�as earnestly as 

he could�察�from going to this supper。 But he determined to act prudently�察�

and asked what persons she would meet there。 

     She replied that there would be the host�察�old Cotta�察�the Prefect of the 

Fleet�察�Nicias�察�and several other philosophers who loved an argument�察�the 

poet Callicrates�察�the high priest of Serapis�察�some young men whose chief 

amusement was training horses�察�and   lastly some women�察�of whom  there 

was little to be said except that they were young。 Then�察�by a supernatural 

inspiration 

     ;Go amongst them�察�Thais�察─�said the monk。 ;Go� �But I will not leave 

thee。   I   will   go   with   thee   to   this   banquet�察  �and   will   remain   by   thy   side 

without saying a word。; 

     She   burst   out   laughing。 And   whilst   her   two   black   slaves   were   busy 

dressing her�察�she cried 

     ;What will they say when they see that I have a monk of the Thebaid 

for my lover�拭─�



                                    THE BANQUET 



     When�察  �followed   by   Paphnutius�察  �Thais   entered   the   banqueting´room�察�

the   guests   were   already�察  �for   the   most   part�察  �assembled�察  �and   reclining   on 

their    couches    before    the   horseshoe     table�察  �which    was    covered    with 

glittering    vessels。    In  the   centre    of  the   table   stood    a  silver   basin�察�

surmounted by four figures of satyrs�察�who poured out from wine´skins on 

the   boiled    fish  a  kind   of  pickle   in  which    they   floated。   When     Thais 

appeared�察�acclamations arose from all sides。 

     Greetings to the sister of the Graces� �

     To the silent Melpomene�察�who can express all things with her looks� �

     Salutation to the well´beloved of gods and men� �

     To the much desired� �

     To her who gives suffering and its cure� �



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     To the pearl of Racotis� �

     To the rose of Alexandria� �

     She waited impatiently till this torrent of praise had passed�察�and then 

said to Cotta�察�the host 

     ;Lucius�察  �I   have   brought   you   a   monk   of   the   desert�察  �Paphnutius�察  �the 

Abbot of Antinoe。 He is a great saint�察�whose words burn like fire。; 

     Lucius Aurelius Cotta�察�the Prefect of the Fleet�察�rose�察�and replied 

     ;You are welcome�察�Paphnutius�察�you who profess the Christian faith。 I 

myself have some respect of a religion that has now become imperial。 The 

divine Constantine has placed your co´religionists in the front rank of the 

friends of the empire。  Latin wisdom ought�察�in   fact�察�to admit your   Christ 

into   our   pantheon。    It  was   a  maxim   of    our   forefathers   that   there  was 

something divine in every god。 But no more of that。 Let us drink and enjoy 

ourselves while there is yet time。; 

     Old   Cotta   spoke   tranquilly。   He   had   just   studied   a   new   model   for   a 

galley�察�and had finished the sixth book of his history of the Carthaginians。 

He felt sure he had not lost his day�察�and was satisfied with himself and the 

gods。 

     ;Paphnutius�察─�he added�察 �you see here several men who are worthy to 

be    lovedHermodorus�察       �the   High    Priest   of  Serapis�察   �the  philosophers 

Dorion�察�Nicias�察�and Zenothemis�察�the poet Callicrates�察�young Chereas and 

young Aristobulus�察�both sons of dear old comrades�察�and near them Philina 

and Drosea�察�who deserve to be praised for their beauty。; 

     Nicias embraced Paphnutius�察�and whispered in his ear 

     ;I warned you�察�brother�察�that Venus was powerful。 It is her gentle force 

that has brought you here in spite of yourself。 Listen�此�you are a man full of 

piety�察�but if you do not confess that she is the mother of the gods�察 �your 

ruin is certain。 Do you know that the old mathematician�察�Melanthes�察�used 

to say�察�'I cannot demonstrate the properties of a triangle without the aid of 

Venus'�拭─�

     Dorion�察  �who   had   for   some   seconds   been   looking   at   the   new´comer�察�

suddenly clapped his hands and uttered a cry of surprise。 

     ;It is he�察�friends� �His look�察�his beard�察�his tunicit is he himself� �I met 

him at the theatre whilst our Thais was acting。 He was furiously excited�察�



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and spoke with violence�察�as I can testify。 He is an honest man�察�but he will 

abuse     us  all�察 �his  eloquence     is  terrible。  If  Marcus    is  the  Plato   of  the 

Christians�察�Paphnutius is the Demosthenes。 Epicurus�察�in his little garden�察�

never heard the like。; 

     Philina   and   Drosea�察  �however�察  �devoured   Thais   with   their   eyes。   She 

wore   on   her   fair   hair   a   wreath   of   pale   violets�察  �each   flower   of   which 

recalled�察�in a paler hue�察�the colour of her eyes�察�so that the flowers looked 

like   softened    glances�察  �and    the  eyes   like  sparklin
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