You reproach me for having lost the battle against Hanno, nevertheless I won it back again.

Confess it! my herd of swine did more for us than a phalanx of Spartans." And yielding to the need that he felt of exalting himself and taking his revenge, he enumerated all that he had done for the cause of the Mercenaries.

"It was I who urged on the Gaul in the Suffet's gardens! And later, at Sicca, I maddened them all with fear of the Republic! Gisco was sending them back, but I prevented the interpreters speaking.
Ah! how their tongues hung out of their mouths! do you remember?
I brought you into Carthage; I stole the zaimph.

I led you to her.

I will do more yet: you shall see!" He burst out laughing like a madman.
Matho regarded him with gaping eyes.