Uncle agreed with me that I had best follow my instincts.

I fare to Rome to seek my fortune as a swordsman on the sand in the amphitheatres." "You have fallen into good company," I said, "for I can bring you at once to the Emperor's notice." "I should be most grateful," said Murmex.
At that instant we heard an halloo from the road and saw a horseman appear out of the mist, then a travelling carriage behind him.

It was Martius.
When he was near enough I could see his grave, handsome, mediocre face far back in the carriage, and beside it Marcia's; small, delicate, shell-pink, her intense blue eyes bright even in that blurred gloomy daylight, shining close together over her little aquiline nose.
We conferred and he agreed to fall in behind Tanno's extra bearers, between them and my farmers, Tanno's intendant getting in front of the litter where he normally belonged.
We got properly into line as arranged and plodded on down the road.
Just outside of Vediamnum was, as Tanno had related, the village idiot, guarding his flock of goats.

He mowed and gibbered at us and then spoke some intelligible words, as he occasionally did.
"I know you, Hedulio," he called.

"You can't hide yourself under that hat nor inside that raincloak.