'Tis
well you should know and beware. I have a plan which will make them
desire my good health. Report to Quirinus, and remember"--he took a
hand of the youth in both of his with a fawning movement--"I have need
of friends."
That very day an order went forth that certain of the learned men of
every city be assembled in the amphitheatre at Jericho, and be there
confined to wait the further pleasure of the king. It was a bold plan
through which Herod hoped to confound his enemies and insure his
safety. He decreed that on the day of his death all these men should
be executed.
CHAPTER 14
Among the orderlies at the castle was one David, a young Jew, whose
face and bearing had attracted the eye of Vergilius. There was in both
something admirable and familiar. Straightway the tribune chose the
young Jew for his own service, and soon held him in high esteem.
Together they set out one morning, with a troop of horse, bound for the
southern limit of Samaria. Thus quickly orders had arrived from the
emperor. They sent Vergilius on a journey to inspect roads and report
"as to hopes, plans, and theories of import to the king.
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