"
"Then I will accompany thee thither without any delay."
Perreeza withdrew to another apartment, and in a short time, returned,
attired in her rich native costume, and giving Barzello a sign that she
was ready, they both left the apartment. Soon Perreeza found herself by
the side of her kind friend, in a richly-ornamented chariot, that hurried
them through the wide and busy thoroughfares. Perreeza was somewhat
astonished at the greatness and grandeur of this Gentile metropolis.
"Your Babylon is truly a great city," said she.
"The greatest on record. How in thine eye compares its beauty with the
capital of Judah?"
"In the ornamental--in splendid gardens and bubbling fountains--Babylon
surely stands far superior."
The chariot halted, and Perreeza found herself in front of one of the
most beautiful mansions she had ever beheld.
"And is this the officer's mansion?" asked Perreeza, gazing with a degree
of astonishment at the great structure.
"Yea, this is it, fair damsel.
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