Zoe and Theodora part 62
He calculated that there was no difficulty in murdering the emperor, and secondly, he himself had the keys to the secret entrances: he had...
Zoe and Theodora part 78
187. It was not merely the exceptional beauty of the whole, composed as it was of most beautiful parts, but just as much the...
Zoe and Theodora part 15
I soon mastered the rhetoric enough to be able to distinguish the central theme of an argument and logically connect it with my main...
Zoe and Theodora part 31
77. I have seen this man myself, and I wondered at him, for nature had bestowed on him all the attributes of a man...
Zoe and Theodora part 47
112. The emperor, after he had recovered his self-composure, thought it would be disgraceful if he did not get together some soldiers to oppose...
Zoe and Theodora part 63
And when those who had been ordered to do so had loosed him from his chains, Constantine gently urged him to make his defence;...
Zoe and Theodora part 79
Many a time the emperor trusted me with secret despatches and ordered me to write them for him (he recognized my patriotism and my...
The Lost Phcebe part 5
I`ll get along now well enough. Yuh just let me be.” And after many pleadings and proffers of advice, with supplies of coffee and...
Zoe and Theodora part 48
The enemy then worked round to their rear and wiped them out to a man, some by the sword, others with their spears. Actually...
The Lost Phcebe part 6
By twelve o`clock of this particular night he was asleep, however, and by two had waked again. The moon by this time had shifted...
