It is a service of danger; for if they have been bought over they may seize you and send you in token of their goodwill as a prisoner to Rome; but I know that will not deter you." "I am ready to go," Malchus said, "and will start today.

What force shall I take with me, and which of the chiefs shall I first see ?" "You had best go first to Ostragarth.

He is the most powerful of the chiefs on this side of the Apennines.

You can select from the treasury such presents as you may choose for him and the others.

You can promise them large grants of the land of the tribes aiding the Romans, together with a share in the plunder of the cities.