human
And am I--I too, to be hunted down by a dog, in this house? he cried defiantly, setting his left fist on his hip.
gpt
Every thing has its limits, and so has my patience with a guest who, in spite of his ripe age forgets due consideration. I will inform the prefect Titianus of your proceedings here, and when the Emperor arrives he shall know--
human
What?
gpt
The way you behave to me.
human
Till then the dog shall stay where it is, and really under due restraint. But I can tell you man, that Hadrian is as much a friend of dogs as I am--and fonder of me than even of dogs.
gpt
We will see, growled Keraunus,
human
I or the dog!
gpt
I am afraid it will be the dog then.
human
And Rome will see a fresh revolt, cried Keraunus, rolling his eyes.
gpt
You took Egypt from the Ptolemies.
human
And with very good reason--besides that is a stale old story.
gpt
Justice is never stale, like a bad debt.
human
At any rate it perishes with persons it concerns; there have been no Lagides left here--how many years?
gpt
So you believe, because it suits your ends to believe it, replied the steward.
human
In the man who stands before you flows the blood of the Macedonian rulers of this country. My eldest son bears the name of Ptolemaeus Helios--that borne by the last of the Lagides, who perished as you pretend.
gpt
Dear, good, blind Helios!