Ha-ha! the rejoinder I am preparing will prove that I understood it.—But as to those books whose loss you lament and howl over, I may tell you that you will presently hold them cheaper when it is proved that Jesus of Nazareth was a liar and deceiver.
The Women.
Woe to us; woe to us!
Cyrillus.
[Stepping forward.] Emperor—what mean you by that?
Julian.
Did not the crucified Jew prophesy that the Temple of Jerusalem should lie in ruins till the end of time?
Cyrillus.
So shall it be!
Julian.