jsottied and he drank it off with his customary vigour, the queen studying him, meantime, with an expressed mingling amused affection with a critical survey. It Cleopatra's hidden conviction that Antony would never grow up. 'She noticed, also, that he had grow little stouter,' "We have been having interesting reports about your gaieties in Athens," she said "I say, I'm sure they were ex gerated," Antony remarked.
"But jas 'n matter of fact Athens was rather a relief after the Puritanism fof Rome. Octavian has had, 1 feel, a decidedly retarding effect Octavian, Cleopatra introduced subject Which she had determined not to introduce. "And how did you leave Octavia," she said.
"Oh quite well, thank you, Antony looking "a little upset. have not, of course, seen Octavia during the last six nionths."
After that both he and the! queen were conscious of conversational frustration, Having felt the sources of conversation to be nected sentences of mutual interest [when actually together.
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