If I find a Christian or an Essene he would
take my message and--unless he was killed--deliver it."
Now Gallus thought for a while, then he said, "If I were to go out in
Tyre asking for Christians or Essenes, none would appear. As well might
a stork go out and call upon a frog. But that old slave-woman, who has
tended on me and you, she is cunning in her way, and if I promised to
set her at liberty should she succeed, well, perhaps she might succeed.
Stay, I will summon her," and he left the tent.
Some minutes later he returned, bringing the slave with him.
"I have explained the matter to this woman, Miriam," he said, "and I
think that she understands, and can prove to any who are willing to
visit you, that they will have a free pass in to and out of the camp,
and need fear no harm. Tell her, then, where she is to go and whom she
must seek."
So Miriam told the woman, saying, "Tell any Essene whom you can find
that she who is called their Queen, bids his presence, and if he asks
more, give him this word--'The sun rises.' Tell any Christian whom you
can find that Miriam, their sister, seeks his aid, and if he asks more,
give him this word--'The dawn comes.' Do you understand?"
"I understand," answered the woman.
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