Martyrs of the Catacombs - Anonymous

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"Now," said he, stopping and confronting the boy, "tell me the truth. Who are you?" "My name is Pollio," said the boy. "Where do you live?" "In Rome." "What are you doing here?" "I was out on an errand." "Who was that man?" "A fossor." "What were you doing with him?" "He was carrying a bundle for me." "What was in the bundle?" "Provisions." "To whom were you carrying it?" "To a destitute person out here." "Where does he live? "Not far from here." 23
"Now, boy, tell me the truth. Do you know anything about the Catacombs?" "I have heard about them," said the boy quietly. "Were you ever in them?" "I have been in some of them." "Do you know anybody who lives in them?" "Some people. The fossor stays there." "You were going to the Catacombs then with him?" "What business would I have there at such a time as this?" said the boy innocently. "That is what I want to know. Were you going there?" "How would I dare to go there when it is forbidden by the laws?" "It is now evening," said Marcellus abruptly, "come with me to the evening service at yonder temple." The boy hesitated. "I am in a hurry," said he. "But you are my prisoner. I never neglect the worship of the gods. You must come and assist me at my devotions." "I cannot," said the boy firmly. 24
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Page 3 and 4: loud and as eager as that of the pl
Page 5 and 6: These two again attacked each other
Page 7 and 8: "Without doubt he has been fighting
Page 9 and 10: kill." Whereupon a mighty murmur ar
Page 11 and 12: An old man entered upon the scene.
Page 13 and 14: Chapter 2 The Pretorian Camp "Corne
Page 15 and 16: "How have they produced this?" "By
Page 17 and 18: "You do not seem very glad." "I con
Page 19 and 20: "Are none resolute enough to contin
Page 21 and 22: and the Sarvilii. Still further his
Page 23: At length his search was rewarded.
Page 27 and 28: "You would not dare to go down alon
Page 29 and 30: Chapter 4 The Catacombs "No light,
Page 31 and 32: Christian Tomb The passage wound al
Page 33 and 34: "Very soon," said the boy. Whatever
Page 35 and 36: prayer. Addressing the invisible Go
Page 37 and 38: us now what you want with us." "My
Page 39 and 40: studied all the writings of the phi
Page 41 and 42: "What you have sought for all your
Page 43 and 44: "'Him who loved us, Who washed us f
Page 45 and 46: the song of the Christian: "Unto Hi
Page 47 and 48: VALIANT MARTYR. HE LIVED ABOUT THIR
Page 49 and 50: monster?" "That is Jonah, a prophet
Page 51 and 52: Valeria Dormit in Pace THE SLEEPING
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Page 65 and 66: The two young men embraced, and Mar
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Page 69 and 70: were in search of the dead which ha
Page 71 and 72: like a city of refuge. Here lay the
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line between themselves and the hea
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efforts for the support of the body
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attended the temples and assisted a
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And they loved not their lives unto
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After obtaining the requisite suppl
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"Away," cried Marcellus in a tone o
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"What has delayed you, Marcellus? W
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And her branches unto the river. Wh
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"Of the death of Chrysippus!" "Chry
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him away." "Pretorians?" said Marce
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"Yes, Lucullus, though afflicted I
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girls whose death-song once struck
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"This boy you have a prisoner. That
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Marcellus returned to the Catacombs
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"What is your age?" "Thirteen years
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existence in want and danger and da
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words and make professions of coura
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Chapter 13 The Death of Pollio "Be
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But now, even in the midst of the t
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cause. Lucullus was one of them. Tu
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"I did not intend to betray myself,
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God, but it is founded on a rock, a
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your misconduct, and if they are no
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smoke concealed the martyr for a wh
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"It is well that you have addressed
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arched passage ways, that wail that
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of whose power over the human heart
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