But after a moment’s hesitation, he continued,—
“Rome will rule the circumcised, if they cannot rule themselves.”
Then calling upon two or three Roman soldiers, who were among the throng, he gave command, pointing to Saulus,—
“Take him to the Tower!”
The rabble were awed and fell back; the partisans of Saulus melted away, and he was seized, and hurried away to the Tower of Antonia.
CHAPTER VII
A TARSIAN FESTIVAL TO APOLLO
The morning was bright; and a light, cool breeze from the Taurus mountains swept down the valley of the Cydnus, bathing the city of Tarsus with its freshness. The sun had just risen, and was beginning to quaff his fill of mist and dew, and to kiss with a golden sheen the towers, roofs, sails, and masts of the Cilician metropolis. But though the hour was yet early, the city was already astir. Buyers and sellers in the open markets by the city gates were scattered in little groups, and chaffered over their traffic with the easy air of Oriental contentment. The streets and lanes wore a more busy aspect than was wont; and the number of people in festal costumes, hurrying to and fro with garlands and palm-branches in their hands, betokened a general holiday.
“As sweet and musical