Cleopatra’s Daughter: A Novel (2009) - Plot & Excerpts
“I don’t know why you’re doing this,” Alexander groaned into his pillow. “It’s still dark outside.” “And this is the only time Vitruvius has for teaching me.” “But what do you hope to learn? You know everything.” I laughed, but quietly, so I wouldn’t wake Marcellus in the room next to ours. “Do you think I could build a temple myself?” “Of course not,” he mumbled. “That’s what workers are for.” “And how will I know if they’re doing it right?” Alexander opened his eyes to look at me. “You don’t really think you’re going to build?” “Why not?” He lifted his head. “Because we’re not in Egypt anymore!” “Someday we will be. And remember what Antonia said,” I warned. “It might do you some good to get up and come with me.” But he shook his head, and as he lay back down, I shut the door with more force than I intended. I made my way into the atrium, where clutches of lilies and sea daffodils trembled in the warm morning breeze.
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