I see, I see! If the gods help not our friend, he will be run away with by the Israelite.

No, not yet.
Look! Jove with us, Jove with us!" The cry, swelled by every Latin tongue, shook the velaria over the consul's head.
If it were true that Messala had attained his utmost speed, the effort was with effect; slowly but certainly he was beginning to forge ahead.
His horses were running with their heads low down; from the balcony their bodies appeared actually to skim the earth; their nostrils showed blood red in expansion; their eyes seemed straining in their sockets.

Certainly the good steeds were doing their best! How long could they keep the pace?
It was but the commencement of the sixth round.

On they dashed.

As they neared the second goal, Ben-Hur turned in behind the Roman's car.
The joy of the Messala faction reached its bound: they screamed and howled, and tossed their colors; and Sanballat filled his tablets with wagers of their tendering.
Malluch, in the lower gallery over the Gate of Triumph, found it hard to keep his cheer.