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penetrating eye�察�indicated the highest degree of ability and decision。 He
seemed absorbed in intense meditation。 With eyes fixed on the ground�察�
and lips working in thought�察 �he sauntered round the area�察 �apparently
unconscious how many of the young gallants of Rome were envying the
taste of his dress�察�and the ease of his fashionable stagger。
;Good Heaven� ─�said Ligarius�察 �Caius Caesar is as unlikely to be in a
plot as I am。;
;Not at all。;
;He does nothing but game�察 �feast�察 �intrigue�察 �read Greek�察 �and write
verses。;
;You know nothing of Caesar。 Though he rarely addresses the Senate�察�
he is considered as the finest speaker there�察 �after the Consul。 His
influence with the multitude is immense。 He will serve his rivals in
public life as he served me last night at Catiline's。 We were playing at
the twelve lines。 ��Duodecim scripta�察�a game of mixed chance and skill�察�
which seems to have been very fashionable in the higher circles of Rome。
The famous lawyer Mucius was renowned for his skill in it。�─�Cic。 Orat。;
i。 50。��Immense stakes。 He laughed all the time�察 �chatted with Valeria
over his shoulder�察�kissed her hand between every two moves�察�and scarcely
looked at the board。 I thought that I had him。 All at once I found my
counters driven into the corner。 Not a piece to move�察�by Hercules。 It cost
me two millions of sesterces。 All the Gods and Goddesses confound him
for it� ─�
;As to Valeria�察─�said Ligarius�察 �I forgot to ask whether you have heard
the news。;
;Not a word。 What�拭─�
;I was told at the baths to´day that Caesar escorted the lady home。
Unfortunately old Quintus Lutatius had come back from his villa in
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�convinces me that the reports which have been
circulated are not without foundation。 I will venture to prophesy that
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within a few months the republic will pass through a whole Odyssey of
strange adventures。;
;I believe so�察�an Odyssey�察�of which Pompey will be the Polyphemus�察�
and Cicero the Siren。 I would have the state imitate Ulysses�此 �show no
mercy to the former�察 �but contrive�察 �if it can be done�察 �to listen to the
enchanting voice of the other�察�without being seduced by it to destruction。;
;But whom can your party produce as rivals to these two famous
leaders�拭─�
;Time will show。 I would hope that there may arise a man�察 �whose
genius to conquer�察�to conciliate�察�and to govern�察�may unite in one cause an