"LORD," saidChilo, "theseaislikeoliveoil, , crownsandtriumphareawaitingthee, thepeoplewilldeifythee, thegodswillreceivetheeasaguest, theirownequal; buthere, Olord—"
Andhestopped, forhislowerlipbegantoquiversoviolentlythathiswordspassedintomeaninglesssounds.
"Wewillgowhenthegamesareover," repliedNero.", ?"
Thenhefrowned, butlookedwithinquiringglanceatChilo, asifexpectingananswer, ; andwhenhehadreturnedtothePalatine, hecouldnotsleepfromrageandshame, butalsofromfear.
ThenVestinius, whoheardtheirconversationinsilence, lookedaround, andsaidinamysteriousvoice,—
"Listen, lord, , buthemaybevengeful."
"ItwasnotIwhoarrangedthegames, butTigellinus," repliedNero, quickly.
"True! itwasI," addedTigellinus, whoheardCaesar'sanswer, ", andthisvaliantGreekisreadytodieofterroratsightofahenwithfeathersupindefenceofherchickens."
"True!" saidNero; "buthenceforthgivecommandtocutthetonguesoutofChristiansandstoptheirmouths."
"Firewillstopthem, Odivinity."
"Woeisme!" groanedChilo.
ButCaesar, towhomtheinsolentconfidenceofTigellinusgavecourage, begantolaugh, andsaid, pointingtotheoldGreek,—
"SeehowthedescendantofAchilleslooks!"
; onhisfacewasfixedanexpressionofsomeimmensedread, alarm, , too, ; thenagainhefellintoanger, .
"Dowhatyelikewithme, butIwillnotgotothegames!" criedhe, indesperation.
Nerolookedathimforawhile, and, turningtoTigellinus, said,—
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ChilowasafraidofthethreatwhichquiveredinCaesar'svoice."Olord," saidhe, "Ishallseenothing, forIcannotseeinthenight-time."
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