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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

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