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;Impious wretch� ─�he cried�察 �beware and touch her not�察�she is sacred
she belongs to God。;
;Get away�察�baboon� ─�replied the young man furiously。 ;Let me speak
to my sweetheart�察�or if not I will drag your obscene carcase by the beard to
the fire�察�and roast you like a sausage。;
And he put his hand on Thais。 But�察 �pushed away by the monk with
unexpected force�察�he staggered back four paces and fell at the foot of the
pile amongst the scattered ashes。
Old Taddeus�察 �meanwhile�察 �had been going from one to the other�察�
pulling the ears of the slaves and kissing the hands of the masters�察�inciting
each and all against Paphnutius�察 �and had already formed a little band
resolutely determined to oppose the monk who would steal Thais from
them。
Cerons rose�察�his face black�察�his hair singed�察�and choking with smoke
and rage。 He blasphemed against the gods�察�and threw himself amongst the
assailants�察 �behind whom the beggars crawled�察 �shaking their crutches。
Paphnutius was soon enclosed in a circle of menacing fists�察�raised sticks�察�
and cries of death。
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;To the ravens with the monk� �to the ravens� ─�
;No�察�throw him in the fire� �Burn him alive� ─�
Seizing his fair prey�察�he pressed her to his heart。
;Impious men�察─�he cried in a voice of thunder�察 �strive not to tear the
dove from the eagle of the Lord。 But rather copy this woman�察�and like she
turn your filth into gold。 Imitate her example�察 �and renounce the false
wealth which you think you hold and which holds you。 Hasten� �the day is
at hand�察�and divine patience begins to grow weary。 Repent�察�confess your
sins�察�weep and pray。 Walk in the footsteps of Thais。 Hate your offenses�察�
which are as great as hers。 Which of you�察�poor or rich�察�merchants�察�soldiers�察�
slaves or eminent citizens�察 �would dare to say�察 �before God�察 �that he was
better than a prostitute�拭�You are all nothing but living filth�察�and it is by a
miracle of divine goodness that you do not suddenly turn into streams of
mire。;
Whilst he spoke flames shot from his eyes�察�an it seemed as though live
coals came from his lips and those who surrounded him were obliged to
hear him in spite of themselves。
But old Taddeus did not remain idle。 He picked up stones and oyster
shells�察�which he hid in the skirt of his tunic�察�and not daring to throw them
himself slipped them into the hands of the beggars。 Soon the stones began
to fly�察 �and a well´directed shell cut Paphnutius' face。 The blood�察 �which
flowed down the dark face of the martyr�察�dropped in a new baptism on the
head of the penitent�察�and Thais�察�half stifled in the monk's embrace and her
delicate skin scratched by the coarse cassock�察 �felt a thrill of horror and
fright。
At that moment a man elegantly dressed�察 �and with a wreath of wild
celery on his head�察�opened a road for himself through the furious crowd�察�
and cried
;Stop� �Stop� �This monk is my brother� ─�
It was Nicias�察�who�察�having closed the eyes of the philosopher Eucrites�察�
was passing through the square to return to his house�察� and saw�察�without
very much surprise ��for nothing astonished him���察�the smoking pile�察�Thais
clad an a serge cassock�察�and Paphnutius being stoned。
He repeated
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;Stop�察�I tell you�察�spare my old fellow´scholar�察�respect the beloved head
of Paphnutius� ─�
But�察�being only used to subtle disquisitions with philosophers�察�he did
not possess that imperious energy which commands vulgar minds。 He was
not listened to。 A shower of stones and shells fell on the monk�察 �who�察�
protecting Thais with his body�察 �praised the Lord whose goodness turned
his wounds into caresses。 Despairing of making himself heard�察�and feeling
but too sure that he could not save his friend either by force or persuasion�察�
Nicias resigned himself to the will of the godsin whom he had little
confidencewhen the idea occurred to him to use a stratagem which his
contempt for men had suddenly suggested to him。 He took from his girdle
his purse�察�which was full of gold and silver�察�for he was a pleasure´loving
and charitable man�察 �and running up to the men who were throwing the
stones�察�he chinked the money in their ears。 At first they paid no attention
to him�察 �their fury being too great�察 �but little by little their looks turned
towards the chinking gold�察 �and soon their arms dropped and no longer
menaced their victim。 Seeing that he had attracted their eyes and minds�察�
Nicias opened his purse and threw some pieces of gold and silver amongst
the crowd。 The more greedy of them stooped to pick it up。 The
philosopher�察 �pleased at his first success�察 �adroitly threw deniers and
drachmas here and there。 At the sound of the pieces of money rattling on
the pavement�察 �the persecutors of Paphnutius threw themselves on the
ground。 Beggars�察 �slaves�察 �and tradespeople scrambled after the money�察�
whilst�察 �grouped round Cerons�察 �the patricians watched the struggle and
laughed heartily。 Cerons himself quite forgot his wrath。 His friends
encouraged the rivals�察�chose competitors�察�and made bets�察�and urged on the
miserable wretches as they would have done fighting dogs。 A cripple
without legs having succeeded in seizing a drachma�察 �the applause was
frenetic。 The young men themselves began to throw money�察�and nothing
was to be seen in the square but a multitude of backs�察�rising and falling
like waves of the sea�察�under a shower of coins。 Paphnutius was forgotten。
Nicias ran up to him�察�covered him with his cloak�察�and dragged him and
Thais into by´streets where they were safe from pursuit。 They ran for some
time in silence�察 �and when they thought they were out of reach of their
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enemies�察 �they ceased running�察 �and Nicias said�察 �in a tone of raillery in
which a little sadness was mingled
;It is finished then� �Pluto ravishes Proserpine�察 �and Thais will follow
my fierce´looking friend whithersoever he will lead her。;
;It is true�察�Nicias�察─�replied Thais�察 �that I am tired of living with men
like you�察�smiling�察�perfumed�察�kindl
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