end；　and　they　brought　us　to　the　Queen　of　the　people
  who　place　pots　upon　the　heads　of　strangers；　who　is　a
  magician　having　a　knowledge　of　all　things；　and　life
  and　loveliness　that　does　not　die。　And　she　cast　eyes　of
  love　upon　thy　father；　Kallikrates；　and　would　have
  slain　me；　and　taken　him　to　husband；　but　he　loved　me
  and　feared　her；　and　would　not。　Then　did　she　take　us；
  and　lead　us　by　terrible　ways；　by　means　of　dark　magic；
  to　where　the　great　pit　is；　in　the　mouth　of　which　the
  old　philosopher　lay　dead；　and　showed　to　us　the　rolling
  Pillar　of　Life　that　dies　not；　whereof　the　voice　is　as
  the　voice　of　thunder；　and　she　did　stand　in　the　flames；
  and　come　forth　unharmed；　and　yet　more　beautiful。　Then
  did　she　swear　to　make　thy　father　undying　even　as　she
  is；　if　he　would　but　slay　me；　and　give　himself　to　her；
  for　me　she　could　not　slay　because　of　the　magic　of　my
  own　people　that　I　have；　and　that　prevailed　thus　far
  against　her。　And　he　held　his　hand　before　his　eyes　to
  hide　her　beauty；　and　would　not。　Then　in　her　rage　did
  she　smite　him　by　her　magic；　and　he　died；　but　she　wept
  over　him；　and　bore　him　thence　with　lamentations：　and
  being　afraid；　me　she　sent　to　the　mouth　of　the　great
  river　where　the　ships　come；　and　I　was　carried　far　away
  on　the　ships　where　I　gave　thee　birth；　and　hither　to
  Athens　I　came　at　last　after　many　wanderings。　Now　I　say
  to　thee；　my　son；　Tisisthenes；　seek　out　the　woman；　and
  learn　the　secret　of　Life；　and　if　thou　mayest　find　a
  way　slay　her；　because　of　thy　father　Kallikrates；　and
  if　thou　dost　fear　or　fail；　this　I　say　to　all　of　thy
  seed　who　come　after　thee；　till　at　last　a　brave　man　be
  found　among　them　who　shall　bathe　in　the　fire　and　sit
  in　the　place　of　the　Pharaohs。　I　speak　of　those　things；
  that　though　they　be　past　belief；　yet　I　have　known；　and
  I　lie　not。〃
  〃May　the　Lord　forgive　her　for　that；〃　groaned　Job；　who
  had　been　listening　to　this　marvellous　composition　with
  his　mouth　open。
  As　for　myself；　I　said　nothing：　my　first　idea　being
  that　my　poor　friend；　being　demented；　had　composed　the
  whole　thing；　though　it　scarcely　seemed　likely　that
  such　a　story　could　have　been　invented　by　anybody。　It
  was　too　original。　To　solve　my　doubts　I　took　up　the
  potsherd　and　began　to　read　the　close　uncial　Greek
  writing　on　it；　and　very　good　Greek　of　the　period　it
  is；　considering　that　it　came　from　the　pen　of　an
  Egyptian　born。
  Besides　the　uncial　writing　on　the　convex　side　of　the
  sherd　at　the　top；　painted　in　dull　red；　on　what　had
  once　been　the　lip　of　the　amphora；　was　the　cartouche
  already　mentioned　as　being　on　the　_i_　scarabaeus　_i_　；
  which　we　had　also　found　in　the　casket。　The
  hieroglyphics　or　symbols；　however；　were　reversed；　just
  as　though　they　had　been　pressed　on　wax。　Whether　this
  was　the　cartouche　of　the　original　Kallikrates；　or　of
  some　prince　or　Pharaoh　from　whom　his　wife　Amenartas
  was　descended；　I　am　not　sure；　nor　can　I　tell　if　it　was
  drawn　upon　the　sherd　at　the　same　time　that　the　uncial
  Greek　was　inscribed；　or；　copied　on　more　recently　from
  the　Scarab　by　some　other　member　of　the　family。　Nor　was
  this　all。　At　the　foot　of　the　writing；　painted　in　the
  same　dull　red；　was　the　faint　outline　of　a　somewhat
  rude　drawing　of　the　head　and　shoulders　of　a　sphinx
  wearing　two　feathers；　symbols　of　majesty；　which；
  though　common　enough　upon　the　effigies　of　sacred　bulls
  and　gods；　I　have　never　before　met　with　on　a　sphinx。
  Also　on　the　right…hand　side　of　this　surface　of　the
  sherd；　painted　obliquely　in　red　on　the　space　not
  covered　by　the　uncial；　and　signed　in　blue　paint；　was
  the　following　quaint　inscription：
  IN　EARTH　AND　SKIE　AND　SEA
  STRANGE　THYNGES　THER　BE。
  HOC　FECIT
  DOROTHEA　VINCEY。
  Perfectly　bewildered；　I　turned　the　relic　over。　It　was
  covered　from　top　to　bottom　with　notes　and　signatures
  in　Greek；　Latin；　and　English。　The　first　in　Uncial
  Greek　was　by　Tisisthenes；　the　son　to　whom　the　writing
  was　addressed。　It　was；　〃I　could　not　go。　Tisisthenes　to
  his　son；　Kallikrates。〃
  This　Kallikrates　（probably；　in　the　Greek　fashion；　so
  named　after　his　grandfather）　evidently　made　some
  attempt　to　start　on　the　quest；　for　his　entry；　written
  in　very　faint　and　almost　illegible　uncial；　is；　〃I
  ceased　from　my　going；　the　gods　being　against　me。
  KaIlikrates　to　his　son。〃
  Between　these　two　ancient　writingsthe　second　of
  which　was　inscribed　upside　down　and　was　so　faint　and
  worn　that；　had　it　not　been　for　the　transcript　of　it
  executed　by　Vincey；　I　should　scarcely　have　been　able
  to　read　it；　since；　owing　to　its　having　been　written　on
  that　portion　of　the　tile　which　had；　in　the　course　of
  ages；　undergone　the　most　handling；　it　was　nearly
  rubbed　outwas　the　bold；　modern…looking　signature　of
  one　Lionel　Vincey；　〃AEtate　sua　17；〃　which　was　written
  thereon；　I　think；　by　Leo's　grandfather。　To　the　right
  of　this　were　the　initials　〃J。　B。　V。；〃　and　below　came　a
  variety　of　Greek　signatures；　in　uncial　and　cursive
  character；　and　what　appeared　to　be　some　carelessly
  executed　repetitions　of　the　sentence　〃to　my　son；〃
  showing　that　the　relic　was　religiously　passed　on　from
  generation　to　generation。
  The　next　legible　thing　after　the　Greek　signatures　was
  the　word　〃ROMAE；　A。U。C。；〃　showing…that　the　family　had
  now　migrated　to　Rome。　Unfortunately；　however；　with　the
  exception　of　its　termination　（cvi）　the　date　of　their
  settlement　there　is　forever　lost；　for　just　where　it
  had　been　placed　a　piece　of　the　potsherd　is　broken
  away。
  Then　followed　twelve　Latin　signatures；　jotted　about
  here　and　there；　wherever　there　was　a　space　upon　the
  tile　suitable　to　their　inscription。　These　signatures；
  with　three　exceptions　only；　ended　with　the　name
  〃Vindex〃　or　〃the　Avenger；〃　which　seems　to　have　been
  adopted　by　the　family　after　its　migration　to　Rome　as　a
  kind　of　equivalent　to　the　Grecian　〃Tisisthenes；〃　which
  also　means　an　avenger。　Ultimately；　as　might　be
  expected；　this　Latin　cognomen　of　Vindex　was
  transformed　first　into　De　Vincey；　and　then　into　the
  plain；　modern　Vincey。　It　is　very　curious　to　observe
  how　the　idea　of　revenge；　inspired　by　an　Egyptian
  before　the　time　of　Christ；　is　thus；　as　it　were；
  embalmed　in　an　English　family　name。
  A　few　of　the　Roman　names　inscribed　upon　the　sherd　I
  have　actually　since　found　mentioned　in　history　and
  other　records。　They　were；　if　I　remember　right；
  MVSSIVS。　VINDEX
  SEX。　VARIVS。　MARVLLVS
  C。　FVFIDIVS。　C。　F。　VINDEX
  and
  LABERIA　POMPEIANA。　CONIVX。　MACRINI。　VINDICIS
  the　last　being；　of　course；　the　name　of　a　Roman　lady。
  The　following　list；　however；　comprises　all　the　Latin
  names　upon。　the　sherd：
  C。　CAECILIVS　VINDEX
  M。　AIMILIVS　VINDEX
  SEX。　VARIVS。　MARVLLVS
  Q。　SOSIVS　PRISCVS　SENECIO　VINDEX
  L。　VALERIVS　COMINIVS　VINDEX
  SEX。　OTACILIVS。　M。　F。
  L　ATTIVS。　VINDEX
  MVSSIVS　VINDEX
  C。　FVFIDIVS。　C。　F。　VINDEX
  LICINIVS　FAVSTVS
  LAVERIA　POMPEIANA　CONIVX　MACRINI　VINDICIS
  MANILIA　LVCILLA　CONIVX　MARVLLI　VINDICIS
  After　the　Roman　names　there　is　evidently　a　gap　of　very
  many　centuries。　Nobody　will　ever　know　now　what　was　the
  history　of　the　relic　during　those　dark　ages；　or　how　it
  came　to　have　been　preserved　in　the　family。　My　poor
  friend　Vincey　had；　it　will　be　remembered；　told　me　that
  his　Roman　ancestors　finally　settled　in　Lombardy；　and；
  when　Charlemagne　invaded　it；　returned　with　him　across
  the　Alps；　and　made　their　home　in　Brittany；　whence　they
  crossed　to　England　in　the　reign　of　Edward　the
  Confessor。　How　he　knew　this　I　am　not　aware；　for　there
  is　no　reference　to　Lombardy　or　Charlemagne　upon　the
  tile；　though；　as　will　presently　be　seen；　there　is　a
  reference　to　Brittany。　To　continue：　the　next　entries
  on　the　sherd；　if　I　may　except　a　long　splash　either　of
  blood　or　red　coloring　matter　of　some　sort；　consist　of
  two　crosses　drawn　in　red　pigment；　and　probably
  representing　Crusaders'　swords；　and　a　rather　neat
  monogram　（〃D。　V。〃）　in　scarlet　and　blue；　perhaps
  executed　by　that　same　Dorothea　Vincey　who　wrote；　or
  rather　painted；　the　doggerel　couplet。　To　the　left　of
  this；　scribed　in　faint　blue；　were　the　initials　A。V。；
  and　after　them　a　date；　1300。
  Then　came　what　was　perhaps　as　curious　an　entry　as
  anything　upon　this　extraordinary　relic　of　the　past。　It
  is　executed　in　black…letter；　written　over…the　crosses
  or　Crusaders'　swords；　and　dated　fourteen　hundred　and
  forty…five。　As　the　best　plan　will　be　to　allow　it　to
  speak　for　itself；　I　here　give　the　black…letter
  facsimile；　together　with　the　original　Latin　without
  the　contractions；　from　which　it　will　be　seen　that　the
  writer　was　a　fair　medieval　Latinist。　Also　we
  discovered　what　is　still　more　curious；　an　English
  version　of　the　black…letter　Latin。　This；　also　written
  in　black…letter；　we　found　inscribed　on　a　second
  parchment　that　was　in　the　coffer；　apparently　somewhat
  older　in　date　than　that　on　which　was　inscribed　the
  mediaeval　Latin　translation　of　the　uncial　Greek。
  Expanded　Version　of　the　Black…Letter　Inscription。
  〃ISTA　reliquia　est　valde　misticum　et　myrificum　opus；
  quod　majores　mei　ex　Armorica；　scilicet　Britannia
  Minore；　secum　convehebant；　et　quidam　sanctus　clericus
  semper　patri　meo　in　manu　ferebat　quod　penitus　illud
  destrueret；　affirmans　quod　esset　ab　ipso　Sathana
  conflatum　pre