Georg Ebers - The Emperor. Volume 03 стр 4.

"You do not seem to rate my capacity very highly, and I regret it, for you have lived with your eyes open and have learned to judge men keenly."

Doris looked shrewdly at the Emperor with her kindly glance, as if taking his mental measure, and then answered confidently:

"Youyou are a great man tooit is quite possible that you might see things that would escape Pontius. There are a few choice souls whom the Muses particularly love and you are one of them."