Aha; methinks I know that face. Were not you one of those who shouted before my chariot as I drove into the city?
The Citizen.
None shouted louder than I, incomparable Emperor! I am Malchus, the tax-gatherer. Ah, grant me your aid! I am engaged in a law-suit with an evil and grasping man——
Julian.
And therefore you come to me? Are there not judges——?
Malchus.
The affair is somewhat involved, noble Emperor. It concerns a field, which I leased to this bad man, having bought it seven years since, when part of the domain belonging to the Apostles’ Church was sold.
Julian.
So, so; church property, then?
Malchus.