Did he mention the circumstance to any one?
25.

Did Brutus assent to this opinion, and what followed?
SECTION V.
I dare assure you that no enemy Shall ever take alive the noble Brutus .-- _Shakspeare_.
1.

Mankind now began to regard the approaching armies with terror and suspense.

The empire of the world depended upon the fate of a battle.
From victory, on the one side, they had to expect freedom; on the other, a sovereign with absolute command.2.Brutus was the only man who looked upon these great events with calmness and tranquillity.
Indifferent as to success, and satisfied with having done his duty, he said to one of his friends, "If I am victorious, I shall restore liberty to my country: if not, by dying, I shall myself be delivered from slavery.

My condition is fixed; I run no hazards." 3.