Damis—"——Menippus, then, surrendered himself to her; and they became lovers."
Apollonius—"——And, beating the mosaic floor with his tail, he deposited this hand on the knees of Flavius."
Damis—"——But, in the morning, at the school-lectures, Menippus was pale."
Antony, with a bound—"Still at it! Well, let them go on, since there is not ..."
Damis—"The Master said to him: 'O beautiful young man, you are caressing a serpent; and a serpent is caressing you. For how long are these nuptials?' Every one of us went to the wedding."
Antony—"I am doing wrong, surely, in listening to this!"
Damis—"Servants were busily engaged at the vestibule; the doors flew open; nevertheless, one could hear neither the noise of footsteps, nor the sound of opening doors. The Master seated himself beside Menippus. Immediately, the bride was seized with anger against the philosophers. But the vessels of gold, the cup-bearers, the cooks, the attendants, disappeared; the roof flew away; the walls fell in; and Apollonius remained alone, standing with this woman all in tears at his feet. It was a vampire, who satisfied the handsome young men in order to devour their flesh—because nothing is better for phantoms of this kind than the blood of lovers."
Apollonius—"If you wish to know the art——"
Antony—"I wish to know nothing."
Apollonius—"On the evening of our arrival at the gates of Rome——"