The matter, says Mardonios, has gone too far, the talk it has aroused must be stopped at all cost. - So Julian goes to the church at Nicomedia, a lector again, and there with deep reverence he reads out loud passages from the Holy Scriptures, and everyone marvels at his Christian piety. (Constantine P. Cavafy)

The matter, says Mardonios, has gone too far, the talk it has aroused must be stopped at all cost. - So Julian goes to the church at Nicomedia, a lector again, and there with deep reverence he reads out loud passages from the Holy Scriptures, and everyone marvels at his Christian piety.

Constantine P. Cavafy

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