Excerpt from Fabiola If, for instance, we take the first that we have named, we clearly draw out the following circumstances. She is evidently pursued by some heathen admirer, whose suit for her hand she repeatedly rejects. Sometimes she tells him that he is fore stalled by another, to whom she is betrothed 5 sometimes she describes this object of her choice under various images, repre senting him even as the object of homage to sun and moon. On another occasion she describes the rich gifts, or the beauti ful garlands with which he has adorned her, and the chaste caresses by which he has endeared himself to her. Then, at last, as if more importunately pressed, she rejects the love of perish able man, the food of death, and triumphantly proclaims herself the spouse of Christ. Threats are used, but she declares herself under the protection of an angel who will shield her. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.