Oh fools! At this moment my general, Jovian, with two thousand workmen, is at Jerusalem, rebuilding the temple in all its glory. Wait, wait, you stiff-necked doubters—you shall learn who is the mightier, the Emperor or the Galilean.
Cyrillus.
Sire, that you yourself shall learn to your dismay. I held my peace till you blasphemed the Highest, and called him a liar; but now I tell you that you have not a feather-weight of power against the Crucified One!
Julian.
[Constraining himself.] Who are you, and what do you call yourself?
Cyrillus.
[Coming forward.] I will tell you. First and foremost I call myself a Christian, and that is a most honourable name; for it shall never be wiped away from the earth.
Furthermore, I bear the name of Cyrillus, and am known by that name among my brethren and sisters.
But if I keep the former name unspotted, I shall reap eternal life as a reward.
Julian.