[He goes off hastily through the colonnade to the left.
Libanius.
[Looking after him awhile.] This princely youth is a menace to enlightenment.
Basil.
[Half to himself.] Prince Julian is a menace to more than that.
ACT THIRD
In Ephesus. A brightly lighted hall in Prince Julian’s dwelling. The entrance from the vestibule is on the right side; further back, a smaller door, covered by a curtain. On the left, a door, which leads to the inner part of the house. The wall in the back is pierced with an archway, through which a small enclosed court is visible, decked with small statues.
Servants prepare a festal supper, and lay cushions round the table. The Chamberlain, Eutherius, stands at the entrance, and, with much ceremony, half forces Gregory of Nazianzus and Basil of Caesarea to enter.
Eutherius.
Yes, yes; I assure you it is as I say.