I believe you misinterpret all this. It must be so. You will see that his envoy will soon assure you of——
Julian.
I am assured, Helena! Here, in my bosom, I have some intercepted letters, which——
Helena.
Oh, Lord my God, let me see!
Julian.
By-and-by.[By-and-by.]
[He walks up and down.
And all this after the services I have rendered him! I have put a stop to the inroads of the Alemanni for years to come, whilst he himself has suffered defeat after defeat on the Danube, and the army in Asia seems to make no way against the Persians. Shame and disaster on all sides, except here, where he placed a reluctant philosopher at the head of affairs. Yet none the less am I the scorn of the court. Even after the last great victory, they have lampooned me, and called me Victorinus. This must come to an end.
Helena.