Daphne had conquered, and he gave only a passing thought to Ledscha and the hapless weaver Arachne.
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Chance, which took no heed of merit or unworthiness
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Hate the person from whom he receives benefits
ARACHNE
By Georg Ebers
Volume 6.
CHAPTER V.
At the third hour after sunrise a distinguished assemblage of people gathered at the landing place east of the Temple of Poseidon in the great harbour of Alexandria.
Its members belonged to the upper classes, for many had come in carriages and litters, and numerous pedestrians were accompanied by slaves bearing in delicately woven baskets and cornucopias a laurel wreath, a papyrus crown, or bright-hued flowers.
The most aristocratic among the gentlemen had gathered on the western side of the great sanctuary, between the cella and the long row of Doric columns which supported the roof of the marble temple.