“To Thaïs!” came the cry from a score of voices, while ruby-red glasses flashed aloft.
“The glorious Thaïs!” cried one.
“The divine Thaïs!”
“The adorable Thaïs!”
“The incomparable Thaïs!”
“Thaïs the Enchantress!”
“Thaïs our Venus!”
“Thaïs our Aphrodite!”
“Thaïs whom we worship!”
So the litany went around the board. And Peregrine without mocked in his heart, deeming them fools, yet in a manner envying them their folly.