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Fabia and Perilla's husband, Fidus Cornelius, smiled at each other in mutual appreciation of a youth shared equally, it seemed to them, by the other three with the new-born spring. It was Ovid's birthday and they were celebrating it in their country place at the juncture of the Flaminian and Clodian roads.
Blair is now his 'fidus Achates, and as he is almost as gray as your papa, and wears the same uniform, all gray, he is sometimes taken for him by the young girls, who consider your brother the most attentive of sons, and giving good promise of making a desirable husband. He will find himself married some of these days before he knows it. You had better be near him.
He answered that if I would come right along and take the editorship of the paper he would make me a present of half of it a proposal so opportune and tempting that forty-eight hours later saw me in the capital of Alabama. I was accompanied by my fidus Achates, Albert Roberts.
The poet had a special liking for his gardens here, and he had preferred to hold his fete away from the city, in family seclusion, because Fidus was about to take Perilla off to Africa, where he was to be proconsul. The shadow of the parting had thrown into high relief the happiness of the day.
Hurd is now chiefly known as the devoted friend or rather the 'fidus Achates' of Warburton. He was a man, however, who had a very distinct individuality of his own, and may be regarded as a fair representative of a type of bishop now extinct. He was distinguished as a scholar, a divine, and a courtier.
Poor Fidus, with looks that would have melted the hardest heart, innocently replied, that they were wandering that way without designing offence to any creature on earth. That they were faithful lovers; and, with the consent of all their friends and relations, were soon to be married; therefore he entreated him not to part them.
The next morning, Tuesday, Edison took his new fidus Achates with him to a conference with John Roach, the famous old ship-builder, and at it agreed to take the AEtna Iron works, where Roach had laid the foundations of his fame and fortune. These works were not in use at the time.
The nimble Fidus soon reached the giant's dwelling, where, at a little distance from the castle, he met the good Benefico with a train of happy friends, enjoying the pleasures of the evening, and the instructive and cheerful conversation of their kind protector.
'I heard my brother say that as Mr. Tudor's office is not parliamentary but permanent, and as he has to attend from ten till four 'Alaric has not to attend from ten till four, said Gertrude, who could not endure the idea that her husband should be ranked with common clerks, like Fidus Neverbend. 'Oh, I didn't know, said Lactimel, meekly.
With a spirit that did not murmur, he saw the earth closed over both graves; but at Graham's he lingered; and when the funeral stone shut even the sod that covered him from his eyes, with his sword's point he drew on the surface these memorable words: "Mente manuque potens, et Walli fidus Achates. Conditus hic Gramus, bello interfectus ab Anglis."
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