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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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