"Call Chilo and talk with him. I have no desire today to philosophize. By Hercules! I did not create these times, and I do not answer for them. Let us speak of Antium. Know that great danger is awaiting thee, and it would be better, perhaps, to measure strength with that Ursus who choked Croton than to go there, but still thou canst not refuse."
Vinicius waved his hand carelessly, and said,—"Danger! We are all wandering in the shadow of death, and every moment some head sinks in its darkness."
