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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