He thanked the gods then that this had not happened.
After they had passed vacant places beyond the wall, the Christians began to scatter.

There was need, therefore, to follow Lygia more from a distance, and more carefully, so as not to rouse attention.

Chilo fell to complaining of wounds, of pains in his legs, and dropped more and more to the rear.

Vinicius did not oppose this, judging that the cowardly and incompetent Greek would not be needed.

He would even have permitted him to depart, had he wished; but the worthy sage was detained by circumspection.