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Campania�察�in a whim of jealousy。              He was not expected for three days。 

There was a fine tumult。         The old fool called for his sword and his slaves�察�



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cursed his wife�察�and swore that he would cut Caesar's throat。; 

     ;And Caesar�拭─�

     ;He  laughed�察  �quoted Anacreon�察  �trussed   his   gown   round   his   left   arm�察�

closed with Quintus�察�flung him down�察�twisted his sword out of his hand�察�

burst   through   the   attendants�察  �ran   a   freed´man   through   the   shoulder�察  �and 

was in the street in an instant。; 

     ;Well done�       �Here he comes。         Good´day�察�Caius。; 

     Caesar   lifted   his   head   at   the   salutation。 His   air   of   deep   abstraction 

vanished�察�and he extended a hand to each of the friends。 

     ;How are you after your last night's exploit�拭─�

     ;As well as possible�察─�said Caesar�察�laughing。 

     ;In truth we should rather ask how Quintus Lutatius is。; 

     ;He�察  �I   understand�察  �is   as   well   as   can   be   expected   of   a   man   with   a 

faithless spouse and a broken head。             His freed´man is most seriously hurt。 

Poor   fellow�   �he   shall   have   half   of   whatever   I   win   to´night。  Flaminius�察�

you shall have your revenge at Catiline's。; 

     ;You are very kind。          I do not intend to be at Catiline's till I wish to 

part with my town´house。           My villa is gone already。; 

     ;Not   at   Catiline's�察 �base spirit�     �You   are not   of his   mind�察 �my   gallant 

Ligarius。      Dice�察�Chian�察�and the loveliest Greek singing girl that was ever 

seen。     Think of that�察�Ligarius。        By Venus�察�she almost made me adore her�察�

by telling me that I talked Greek with the most Attic accent that she had 

heard in Italy。; 

     ;I   doubt   she   will   not   say  the   same   of   me�察─  �replied   Ligarius。 ;I   am 

just as able to decipher an obelisk as to read a line of Homer。; 

     ;You barbarous Scythian�察�who had the care of your education�拭─�

     ;An old fool��a Greek pedant��a Stoic。             He told me that pain was no 

evil�察�and flogged me as if he thought so。             At last one day�察�in the middle of 

a lecture�察�I set fire to his enormous filthy beard�察�singed his face�察�and sent 

him roaring out of the house。            There ended my studies。           From that time 

to this I have had as little to do with Greece as the wine that your poor old 

friend Lutatius calls his delicious Samian。; 

     ;Well   done�察  �Ligarius。      I   hate   a   Stoic。  I   wish   Marcus   Cato   had   a 

beard that you might singe it for him。              The fool talked his two hours in 



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the Senate yesterday�察�without changing a muscle of his face。                   He looked 

as savage and as motionless as the mask in which Roscius acted Alecto。 

I detest everything connected with him。; 

     ;Except his sister�察�Servilia。; 

     ;True。     She is a lovely woman。; 

     ;They say that you have told her so�察�Caius; 

     ;So I have。; 

     ;And that she was not angry。; 

     ;What woman is�拭─�

     ;Ayebut they say; 

     ;No     matter    what    they   say。    Common         fame    lies  like   a   Greek 

rhetorician。     You   might   know   so   much�察  �Ligarius�察  �without   reading         the 

philosophers。      But come�察�I will introduce you to little dark´ eyed Zoe。; 

     ;I tell you I can speak no Greek。; 

     ;More shame  for you。          It   is high time that   you should   begin。       You 

will never have such   a charming   instructress。            Of what   was your   father 

thinking   when   he   sent   for   an   old   Stoic   with   a   long   beard   to   teach   you�拭�

There is no language´mistress like a handsome woman。                     When I was at 

Athens�察�I learnt more Greek from a pretty flower´girl in the Peiraeus than 

from all the Portico and the Academy。             She was no Stoic�察�Heaven knows。 

But   come   along   to   Zoe。   I   will   be   your   interpreter。 Woo   her   in   honest 

Latin�察�and I will turn it into elegant Greek between the throws of dice。                   I 

can make love and mind my game at once�察�as Flaminius can tell you。 

     ;Well�察  �then�察  �to   be   plain�察  �Caesar�察  �Flaminius   has   been   talking   to   me 

about plots�察�and suspicions�察�and politicians。            I never plagued myself with 

such   things   since   Sylla's   and   Marius's   days�察  �and   then   I   never   could   see 

much difference between the parties。             All that I am sure of is�察�that those 

who meddle   with   such  affairs   are generally  stabbed or   strangled。            And�察�

though I like Greek wine and handsome women�察�I do not wish to risk my 

neck for them。       Now�察�tell me as a friend�察�Caiusis there no danger�拭─�

     ;Danger� ─     �repeated    Caesar�察   �with   a  short�察  �fierce�察 �disdainful    laugh�此�

;what danger do you apprehend�拭─�

     ;That    you    should   best   know�察─   �said   Flaminius�察     �you   are   far  more 

intimate     with   Catiline   than   I。  But    I  advise   you   to  be   cautious。   The 



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leading men entertain strong suspicions。; 

     Caesar drew up his figure from its ordinary state of graceful relaxation 

into an attitude of commanding dignity�察�and replied in a voice of which the 

deep and impassioned melody formed a strange contrast to the humorous 

and    affected    tone   of   his  ordinary     conversation。      ;Let    them    suspect。 

They suspect because they know   what they have deserved。                      What   have 

they    done    for  Rome��What        for  mankind�拭      �Ask    the   citizensask    the 

provinces。      Have they had any other object than to perpetuate their own 

exclusive power�察�and to keep us under the yoke of an oligarchical tyranny�察�

which unites in itself the worst evils of every other system�察�and combines 

more than Athenian turbulence with more than Persian despotism�拭─�

     ;Good Gods� �Caesar。          It is not safe for you to speak�察�or for us to listen 

to�察�such things�察�at such a crisis。; 

     ;Judge   for   yourselves   what   you   will   hear。     I   will   judge   for   myself 

what I will speak。       I was not twenty years old when I defied Lucius Sylla�察�

surrounded by the spears of legionaries and the daggers of assassins。                    Do 

you    suppose     that  I  stand   in  awe    of  his   paltry  successors�察    �who    have 

inherited   a    power   which     they   never   could   have    acquired�察  �who     would 

imitate his proscriptions�察�though they have never equalled his conquests�拭─�

     ;Pompey   is   almost   as   little   to   be   trifled   with   as   Sylla。 I   heard   a 

consular senator say that�察�in consequence of the present alarming state of 

affairs�察�he would probably be recalled from the command assigned to him 

by the Manilian law。; 

     ;Let    him    come��the      pupil   of   Sylla's   butcheries��the     gleaner    of 

Lucullus's trophies��the thief´taker of the Senate。; 

     ;For Heaven's sake�察�Caius��if you knew what the Consul said; 

     ;Something about himself�察�no doubt。              Pity that such talents should be 

coupled   with   such   cowardice   and   coxcombry。          He   is   the   finest   speaker 

living��infinitely   superior   to   what   Hortensius   was�察  �in   his   best   days�察  �a 

charming companion�察�except when he tells over for the twentieth time all 

the jokes that he made at Verres's trial。           But he is the despicable tool of a 

despicable party。; 

     ;Your language�察�Caius�察�co

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