Julian.
I promise everything; only speak,—speak!
The Persian.
Strike straight across the plains, and in four days you will be under the walls of Ctesiphon.
Julian.
Do you forget the mountain chain on the other side of the plains?
The Persian.
Sire, have you never heard of that strange defile among the mountains?
Julian.
Yes, yes, a chasm; “Ahriman’s Street” it is called. Is it true that it exists?