Chapter 27: XXV

XXV Seeking After a Sign “What answer has he sent back, father?” asked Hypatia, as Theon reentered her chamber, after delivering that hapless letter to Philammon. “Insolent that he is! he tore it to fragments and tied forth without a word.” “Let him go, and desert us like the rest, in our calamity!” “At least, we have the jewels.” “The jewels? Let them be returned to their owner. Shall we defile ourselves by taking them as wages for anything—above all, for that which is unper…