Apollodorus came to the gates of the palace where Caesar was residing.

The guards at the gates asked him what it was that he was carrying.

He said that it was a present for Caesar.

So they allowed him to pass, and the pretended porter carried his package safely in.
When it was unrolled, and Cleopatra came out to view, Caesar was perfectly charmed with the spectacle.

In fact, the various conflicting emotions which she could not but feel under such circumstances as these, imparted a double interest to her beautiful and expressive face, and to her naturally bewitching manners.