Begone from my presence, ye corrupt deceivers, and learn that
your guilty career is near its close!"
So the terrified magicians were hurried from the presence of the
passionate king, and by his orders were confined; and, moreover, a decree
was issued, that all the wise men of Babylon should be put to death. Such
was the unholy impulse of a king who had hitherto manifested, on most
occasions, a commendable degree of self-possession.
The next day, while Daniel was walking in the vicinity of the palace, he
was suddenly accosted by the captain of the guard, who informed him that
it was his painful duty to apprehend him as an individual who was
condemned to die by a late edict of the king.
"My worthy friend must certainly be mistaken in regard to the person,"
answered Daniel, with a smile; "for I am happy to know that in nothing
have I transgressed the law of my sovereign."
"It would give me much pleasure on this occasion to find myself
mistaken," replied Arioch, "but I fear that it will prove otherwise.
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