“Come, come, gentlemen, be off to your rooms!” he said testily; “sleep is what you need.”

“And Helena!” said Crispin, as he and Maurice left the court.

“And Helena!” repeated Justinian in a satisfied tone; “yes, this is her husband, not Andros.”

CHAPTER XVIII.
VENUS URANIA.

To rose-red sky, from rose-red sea,

At rose-red dawn she came,

A fiery rose of earth to be,

And light the dark with flame;

Then earth and sky triumphantly

Rang loud with men’s acclaim.