All hail to you, reverend sir! So you have come back to town?
Hekebolius.
This very moment;—I have consecrated the warm autumn months to quiet devotion, on my estate in Crete. And now pray tell me what is afoot here?
Eunapius.
Confusion and disaster. The new Emperor——
Hekebolius.
Yes, yes, I have heard strange rumours——
Eunapius.
The truth is ten times worse. All faithful servants are hunted out of the palace.
Hekebolius.