Ontheotherhand, , whocouldcommandthepoliceofthewholeEmpire, , Chilothoughttogostraighttohim, ; , andChilomightbesureofthis, atleast, , whoknewtheaffairfromitsinception, wouldbelieveinChilo'sinnocencemoreeasilythanwouldtheprefects.
Buttogotohim, , itistrue, theLygianstealingwithCroton'sbodytotheriver, ; , thatsurelytheChristianswouldnotdaretokillamansopowerful,—afriendofCaesar, andahighmilitaryofficial,—, togiveLygiameanstohideherselfasecondtime.
ThisthoughtfilledChilowithhope.
"IfthatLygiandragonhasnottornhimtopiecesatthefirstattack, heisalive, andifheisalivehehimselfwilltestifythatIhavenotbetrayedhim; andthennotonlydoesnothingthreatenme, but—OHermes, countagainontwoheifers—; andwhetherhegoestotheprefectornotishisaffair, , IcangotoPetronius, ; nowIshallfindVinicius, ."
, justly, thatifUrsushadnotkilledGlaucushehadbeenwarned, evidently, bytheChristianeldertowhomhehadconfessedhisdesign,—warnedthattheaffairwasanuncleanone, , atthemererecollectionofUrsus, ashiverranthroughChilo', abath, , thejourneytoOstrianum, theflightfromtheTrans-Tiber, hadweariedhimexceedingly.
Onethinggavehimpermanentcomfort: hehadonhispersontwopurses,—thatwhichViniciushadgivenhimathome, , andofalltheexcitementthroughwhichhehadpassed, heresolvedtoeatabundantly, anddrinkbetterwinethanhedrankusually.
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