"Letusfollowthem," saidChilo; "-morrow, orratherto-day, thouwiltsurroundtheentranceswithslavesandtakeher."
"No!" saidVinicius.
"Whatdostthouwishtodo, lord?"
"Wewillfollowhertothehouseandtakehernow, ifthouwiltundertakethattask, Croton?"
"Iwill," repliedCroton, "andIwillgivemyselftotheeasaslaveifIdonotbreakthebackofthatbisonwhoisguardingher."
, , and, whatwasworse, theymightletheroutoftheirhands, ? Whynotactwithcertainty? Whyexposethemselvestodestructionandthewholeundertakingtofailure?
ThoughViniciusrestrainedhimselfwiththegreatesteffortfromseizingLygiainhisarmsatonce, rightthereinthecemetery, hefeltthattheGreekwasright, andwouldhavelentear, perhaps, tohiscounsels, haditnotbeenforCroton, towhomrewardwasthequestion.
"Lord, commandthatoldgoattobesilent," saidhe, ", whitherLuciusSaturniustookmetoaplay, sevendrunkengladiatorsfellonmeataninn, , fortheymightthrowstonesbeforeourfeet, butoncesheisathomeIwillseizeher, carryheraway, andtakeherwhithersoeverthoushaltindicate."
Viniciuswaspleasedtohearthosewords, andanswered,—"Thusletitbe, byHercules! To-morrowwemaynotfindherathome; ifwesurprisethemtheywillremovethegirlsurely."
"ThisLygianseemstremendouslystrong!" groanedChilo.
"Noonewillasktheetoholdhishands," answeredCroton.
Buttheyhadtowaitlongyet, andthecockshadbeguntocrowbeforedawnwhentheysawUrsuscomingthroughthegate, ; nexttohimwalkedanotheroldman, considerablylowerinstature, twowomenwhowerenotyoung, andaboy, , abouttwohundredinnumber; Vinicius, Chilo, andCrotonwalkedwiththesepeople.
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