Other narratives may be more specious or eloquent, but this narrative has the supreme merit of reality. It may be doubted; it may even be denied. But this he must endure. He has been long trained to the severity of the world! THE AUTHOR. TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTORY LETTER FROM GENERAL LEWIS WALLACE, v INTRODUCTION, ix AUTHOR’S PREFACE, xxxi BOOK I CHAPTER I.—Salathiel Doomed to Immortality, 3 II.—An Awakening and a Summons, 10 III.—Salathiel’s Resolution in the Temple, 15 IV.—Salathiel Journeys Far from Jerusalem, 22 V.—Eleazar Learns of Salathiel’s Renunciation, 28 VI.—Salathiel and His People, 35 VII.—The Loss of a Life, 41 VIII.—Salathiel Confronts the Shade of Antiochus, 47 IX.—The Romans Driven from the Holy City, 56 X.—The Fall of Onias, 62 XI.—The Strength of Judea, 69 XII.—The Prince of Naphtali Confronts Desolation, 78 XIII.—The Wandering of a Mind Diseased, 84 XIV.—The Fury of a Tempest, 92 XV.—The Appeal of Miriam, 101 XVI.—The Heart of Salome, 112 XVII.—A Declaration of Love, 121 XVIII.—Salathiel Faces a Roman, 132 XIX.—On Board a Trireme, 138 XX.—The Burning of Rome, 145 XXI.—The Death of a Martyr, 157 BOOK II XXII.—The Year of Jubilee, 173 XXIII.—Preparing for an Attack, 181 XXIV.—The Departure of Constantius, 189 XXV.—Salathiel in Strange Company, 197 XXVI.—In the Lions’ Lair, 205 XXVII.—The Escape of Salathiel the Magician, 215 XXVIII.—The Power of a Beggar, 221 XXIX.—Prisoners in a Labyrinth, 232