After this he kept him company, caring for
him and serving him in every way. He hired
himself to the merchants at the docks from daybreak till noon, and earned a good wage as a
stevedore. Then, leaving his work, he handed
over part of his earnings to the jailer, whom
he thus rendered gentle and peaceable, and the
rest sufficed him for his friend's maintenance.
Through the day he used to stay with Antiphilos,



 



cheering him up; but when night fell he would
rest close by the door on a little bed he had
made, with leaves thrown on it.
Some time, then, they passed in this way, Demetrios being free of entry and Antiphilos finding his misfortunes easier to bear.