She rushed upon them, but soon resumed her immobility.
At last he placed a dagger which he had in his girdle beneath her throat.

Then, trembling, she went and raised a large stone, and brought back an amphora of wine with fish from Hippo-Zarytus preserved in honey.
Salammbo turned away from this unclean food, and fell asleep on the horses' caparisons which were spread in a corner of the hall.
He awoke her before daylight.
The dog was howling.

The slave went up to it quietly, and struck off its head with a single blow of his dagger.

Then he rubbed the horses' nostrils with blood to revive them.

The old woman cast a malediction at him from behind.