The Wrestler of Philippi a Tale of the Early Christians
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" I am ready for you, " he said, as Hector stepped from the tub, or alveus, into the labrum, a huge saucer-like receptacle of white marble into w r hich led a pipe which threw up a forceful stream of cold water that descended in a spray upon his shoulders. Its cold dash was allowed but for an instant, then Hermes caught up his great toAvel and quickly dried the bather, afterwards placing him upon a marble slab at full length. Here he first plied the horn or shell scrapers, thin half- rounds tha...t left the flesh smooth as ivory, and then added the poundings, punchings, shippings, and rubbings, which gave both 40 THE WBESTLEB OF PHILIPPL flesh and muscle the pliancy and perfection of an infant's, with the hard endurance of the man's. Thoroughly refreshed, and clean in every pore, his hair cut short in gymnast fashion and daintily perfumed, Hector finally issued from the great building feeling that the prison taint was removed from body, if not from soul, and stepped off at a brisk pace, prepared to pusn his fortunes with energy.
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