Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra; a tale of the Roman Empire in the days of the Emperor Aurelian . er of Fausta. The keeper of the prison admitted me with a more cheer-ful air than before, and with a significant shake of the head. •I heeded him but little, pressing on to meet Gracchus. So, I exclaimed, it is not to-day — No, rejoined Gracchus, visibly moved, nor to-morrow,Piso. Eead here. And placing a parchment in my hand,turned away. 400 ZENOBIA, QUEEN OF PALMYRA. It contained a full and free remission of punishment, andpermission to return immediately to Palmyra. The gods be praised, the gods be p
Zenobia, Queen of Palmyra; a tale of the Roman Empire in the days of the Emperor Aurelian . er of Fausta. The keeper of the prison admitted me with a more cheer-ful air than before, and with a significant shake of the head. •I heeded him but little, pressing on to meet Gracchus. So, I exclaimed, it is not to-day — No, rejoined Gracchus, visibly moved, nor to-morrow,Piso. Eead here. And placing a parchment in my hand,turned away. 400 ZENOBIA, QUEEN OF PALMYRA. It contained a full and free remission of punishment, andpermission to return immediately to Palmyra. The gods be praised, the gods be praised! I cried, as Tembraced him. Is not this better, Gracchus ? It is, said he, with emphasis, a great boon, I do notdeny it. For Faustas sake I rejoice; as for myself, all isstrictly true which I have said to you. But I forget allnow, save Fausta and her joy, and renewed life. Would,oh, would that Longinus could have returned to Palmyrawith me! and then, for the first time, Gracchus gave wayto grief, and wept aloud. In the morning we set off for Palmyra. Farewell. Triumphal THE FALL OF PALMYRA. 401 LETTER XVII. THE FALL OF PALMYEA. The Amnesty. — Antiochus Plots. — Marriage op Fausta. — The Massacre of the Romans Antiochus Proclaimed King. — Gracchus Leaves the City. — Return or Aurelian.— Roman Vengeance. I WRITE again from arrived here after a days hard travel The sensa-tion occasioned by the unexpected return of Gracchus seemedto cause a temporary forgetfulness of their calamities on thepart of the citizens. As we entered the city at the close ofthe day, and they recognized their venerated friend, therewere no bounds to the tumultuous expressions of their whole city was abroad. It were hard to say whetherFausta herself was more pained by excess of pleasure, thanwas each citizen who thronged the streets as we made ourtriumphal entry. A general amnesty of the past having been proclaimed bySandarion immediately after the departure of
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