Tell that widow who occupies this house to stay in it, stay in it yourselves, and let me stay.

Let this man [here he turned to Glaucus], who is a physician, or at least understands the care of wounds, tell whether it is possible to carry me from here to-day.

I am sick, I have a broken arm, which must remain immovable for a few days even; therefore I declare to you that I will not leave this house unless you bear me hence by force!" Here he stopped, for breath failed in his breast, and Crispus said,--"We will use no force against thee, lord; we will only take away our own heads." At this the young man, unused to resistance, frowned and said,--"Permit me to recover breath"; and after a time he began again to speak,--"Of Croton, whom Ursus killed, no one will inquire.

He had to go to-day to Beneventum, whither he was summoned by Vatinius, therefore all will think that he has gone there.

When I entered this house in company with Croton, no one saw us except a Greek who was with us in Ostrianum.