ben-hur- 第109部分

Ben…Hur　arose　excitedly。

〃It　is　a　great　idea；〃　he　said。　〃I　will　not　wait　to　begin　it。　Time　forbids　waiting。　The　ship　that　brought　the　news　of　the　suffering　of　our　brethren　shall　take　me　to　Rome。　I　will　sail　to…morrow。〃

He　turned　to　Malluch。

〃Get　the　ship　ready；　Malluch；　and　be　thou　ready　to　go　with　me。

〃It　is　well；〃　said　Simonides。

〃And　thou；　Esther；　what　sayest　thou？〃　asked　Ben…Hur。

Esther　came　to　his　side；　and　put　her　hand　on　his　arm；　and　answered；

〃So　wilt　thou　best　serve　the　Christ。　O　my　husband；　let　me　not　hinder；　but　go　with　thee　and　help。〃

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If　any　of　my　readers；　visiting　Rome；　will　make　the　short　journey　to　the　Catacomb　of　San　Calixto；　which　is　more　ancient　than　that　of　San　Sebastiano；　he　will　see　what　became　of　the　fortune　of　Ben…Hur；　and　give　him　thanks。　Out　of　that　vast　tomb　Christianity　issued　to　supersede　the　Caesars。





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