[He lifts him up, presses him in his arms, and kisses him.
My Hekebolius! What a great and unlooked-for joy!
Hekebolius.
Sire, how am I to understand this?
Julian.
Oh, then you do not know——? When came you to the city?
Hekebolius.
I landed an hour ago.
Julian.
And hurried hither at once?