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with fingers at the circus。 No more evening walks along the Tiber。 No
more hiding in chests or jumping from windows。 I�察�the favoured suitor
of half the white stoles in Rome�察�could never again aspire above a freed´
woman。 You a man of gallantry�察�and think of such a thing� �For shame�察�
my dear Coelius� �Do not let Clodia hear of it。;
While Caesar spoke he had been engaged in keeping Clodius at arm's´
length。 The rage of the frantic libertine increased as the struggle
continued。 ;Stand back�察�as you value your life�察─�he cried�察 �I will pass。;
;Not this way�察 �sweet Clodius。 I have too much regard for you to
suffer you to make love at such disadvantage。 You smell too much of
Falernian at present。 Would you stifle your mistress�拭 �By Hercules�察�you
are fit to kiss nobody now�察�except old Piso�察�when he is tumbling home in
the morning from the vintners。;
Clodius plunged his hand into his bosom and drew a little dagger�察�the
faithful companion of many desperate adventures。
;Oh�察�Gods� �he will be murdered� ─�cried Zoe。
The whole throng of revellers was in agitation。 The street fluctuated
with torches and lifted hands。 It was but for a moment。 Caesar watched
with a steady eye the descending hand of Clodius�察 �arrested the blow�察�
seized his antagonist by the throat�察�and flung him against one of the pillars
of the portico with such violence�察�that he rolled�察�stunned and senseless�察�on
the ground。
;He is killed�察─�cried several voices。
;Fair self´defence�察�by Hercules� ─�said Marcus Coelius。 ;Bear witness�察�
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you all saw him draw his dagger。;
He is not deadhe breathes�察─ �said Ligarius。 ; Carry him into the
house�察�he is dreadfully bruised。;
The rest of the party retired with Clodius。 Coelius turned to Caesar。
;By all the Gods�察�Caius� �you have won your lady fairly。 A splendid
victory� �You deserve a triumph。;
;What a madman Clodius has become� ─�
;Intolerable。 But come and sup with me on the Nones。 You have no
objection to meet the Consul�拭─�
Cicero�拭 �None at all。 We need not talk politics。 Our old dispute
about Plato and Epicurus will furnish us with plenty of conversation。 So
reckon upon me�察�my dear Marcus�察�and farewell。;
Caesar and Zoe turned away。 As soon as they were beyond hearing�察�
she began in great agitation�此�
;Caesar�察 �you are in danger。 I know all。 I overheard Catiline and
Cethegus。 You are engaged in a project which must lead to certain
destruction。;
;My beautiful Zoe�察 �I live only for glory and pleasure。 For these I
have never hesitated to hazard an existence which they alone render
valuable to me。 In the present case�察 �I can assure you that our scheme
presents the fairest hopes of success。;
;So much the worse。 You do not knowyou do not understand me。 I
speak not of open peril�察 �but of secret treachery。 Catiline hates you�察�
Cethegus hates you��your destruction is resolved。 If you survive the
contest�察�you perish in the first hour of victory。 They detest you for your
moderation�察�they are eager for blood and plunder。 I have risked my life
to bring you this warning�察 �but that is of little moment。 Farewell��Be
happy。;
Caesar stopped her。 ;Do you fly from my thanks�察�dear Zoe�拭─�
;I wish not for your thanks�察�but for your safety��I desire not to defraud
Valeria or Servilia of one caress�察�extorted from gratitude or pity。 Be my
feelings what they may�察�I have learnt in a fearful school to endure and to
suppress them。 I have been taught to abase a proud spirit to the claps and
hisses of the vulgar��to smile on suitors who united the insults of a
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despicable pride to the endearments of a loathsome fondness�察�to affect
sprightliness with an aching head�察�and eyes from which tears were ready
to gush��to feign love with curses on my lips�察�and madness in my brain。
Who feels for me any esteem��any tenderness�拭 �Who will shed a tear
over the nameless grave which will soon shelter from cruelty and scorn the
broken heart of the poor Athenian girl�拭 �But you�察 �who alone have
addressed her in her degradation with a voice of kindness and respect�察�
farewell。 Sometimes think of me��not with sorrow��no�察�I could bear your
ingratitude�察�but not your distress。 Yet�察�if it will not pain you too much�察�in
distant days�察 �when your lofty hopes and destinies are accomplished��on
the evening of some mighty victory�察�in the chariot of some magnificent
triumph��think on one who loved you with that exceeding love which
only the miserable can feel。 Think that�察 �wherever her exhausted frame
may have sunk beneath the sensibilities of a tortured spirit��in whatever
hovel or whatever vault she may have closed her eyes��whatever strange
scenes of horror and pollution may have surrounded her dying bed�察�your
shape was the last that swam before her sight your voice the last sound
that was ringing in her ears。 Yet turn your face to me�察�Caesar。 Let me
carry away one last look of those features�察�and then ;He turned round。
He looked at her。 He hid his face on her bosom�察 �and burst into tears。
With sobs long and loud�察�and convulsive as those of a terrified child�察�he
poured forth on her bosom the tribute of impetuous and uncontrollable
emotion。 He raised his head�察 �but he in vain struggled to restore
composure to the brow which had confronted the frown of Sylla�察�and the
lips which had rivalled the eloquence of Cicero。 He several times
attempted to speak�察�but in vain�察�and his voice still faltered with tenderness�察�
when�察�after a pause of several minutes�察�he thus addressed her�此�
;My own dear Zoe�察 �your love has been bestowed on one who�察 �if he
cannot merit�察 �can at least appreciate and adore you。 Beings of similar
loveliness�察�and similar devotedness of affection�察�mingled�察�in all my boyish
dreams of greatness�察 �with visions of curule chairs and ivory cars�察�
marshalled legions and laurelled fasces。 Such I have endeavoured to find
in the world�察�and�察�in their stead�察�I have met with selfishness�察�with vanity�察�
with frivolity�察 �with falsehood。 The life which you have preserved is a
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boon less valuable than the affection ;
;Oh� �Caesar�察─�interrupted the blushing Zoe�察 �think only on your own
security at present。 If you feel as you speak��but you are only mocking
me��or perhaps your compassion ;
;By Heaven��by every oath that is binding ;
;Alas� �alas� �Caesar�察 �were not all the same oaths sworn yesterday to
Valeria�拭 �But I will trust you�察 �at least so far as to partake your present
dangers。 Flight may he necessary��form your plans。 Be they what they
may�察�there is one who�察�in exile�察�in poverty�察�in peril�察�asks only to wander�察�to
beg�察�to die with you。;
;My Zoe�察 �I do not anticipate any such necessity。 To renounce the
conspiracy without renouncing the principles on which it was originally
undertaken��to elude the vengeance of the Senate without losing the
confidence of the people��is�察�indeed�察�an arduous�察�but not an impossible�察�
task。 I owe it to myself and to my country to make the attempt。 There
is still ample time for consideration。 At present I am too happy in love to
think of ambition or danger。;
They had reached the door of a stately palace。 Caesar struck it。 It
was instantly opened by a slave。 Zoe found herself in a magnificent hall�察�
surrounded by pillars of green marble�察 �between which were ranged the
statues of the long line of Julian nobles。
;Call Endymion�察─�said Caesar。
The confidential freed´man made his appearance�察�not without a slight
smile�察 �which his patron's good nature emboldened him to hazard�察 �at
perceiving the beautiful Athenian。
;Arm my slaves�察 �Endymion�察 �there are reasons for precaution。 Let
them relieve each other on guard during the night。 Zoe�察 �my love�察 �my
preserver�察 �why are your cheeks so pale�拭 �Let me kiss some bloom into
them。 How you tremble� �Endymion�察�a flask of Samian and some fruit。
Bring them to my apartments。 This way�察�my sweet Zoe。;
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ON THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF
LITERATURE。
��June 1823��
This is the age of societies。 There is scarcely one Englishman in ten
who has not belonged to some association for distributing books�察 �or for
prosecuting them�察 �for sending invalids to the hospital�察 �or beggars to the
treadmill�察�for giving plate to the rich�察�or blankets to the poor。 To be the
most absurd institution among so many institutions is no small distinction�察�
it seems�察 �however�察 �to belong indisputably to the Royal Society of
Literature。 At the first establishment of that ridiculous academy�察 �every
sensible man predicted that�察 �in spite of regal patronage and episcopal
management�察�it would do nothing�察�or do harm。 And it will scarcely be
denied that those expectations have hitherto been fulfilled。
I do not attack the founders of the association。 Their char