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I made him do it; but I did it all as a thoughtless boy." "And did this old soldier do all as a thoughtless boy," said Cracis, bitterly, "or as my trusted servant?" "He did it as my servant as well as yours, father," said the boy, proudly.
You do not know what it is to be left alone, and for me to see you go." "You are wrong, my boy; I do know," cried Cracis; "and I may answer you and say, neither do you know what it is for me to give up my happy home and all belonging to me, to go hence never to return." "Oh, I do, I do, father!
"Yes," said Julius, "we have scattered the Gauls in every direction, and as soon as we start they will take it for granted that we are so disheartened that we are hurrying back through the country in full retreat, and they will begin to flow back upon us like a great tide, fiercer and more venturesome than ever." "That is enough," said Cracis.
I can feel that it must be terrible," cried the boy, excitedly; "but there is no need for you to go alone. I know how young I am, but I could be of great help to you. I am sure I could. So pray, pray don't leave me behind." "Is that all you have to say, Marcus?" said Cracis, sternly.
"Oh no," said Marcus, quickly, "but I know all about it. My father often used to tell me about Rome." "Your father? May I ask who your father is?" "Cracis," said the boy, drawing himself up proudly, as if he felt it an honour to speak of such a man. "He used to live in Rome. You've come from there. Did you ever hear of him?" "Cracis? Cracis? Yes, I have heard the name. Is he at home?"
It was my post that deserted me." "What!" cried Cracis, angrily. "Insolent!" "Nay, master," cried the old soldier; "I'm as humble as young Marcus there, and I'd kneel down just the same as he's a-doing now, but them Gauls knocked me about so in the fight that my legs won't bend. Look here, master; I couldn't help it.
"Ah!" cried Caius Julius, who had just hurried back, after having been away for a very brief time giving the orders which had set the whole camp in motion. "This is bad for you, Cracis, for we start at once straight for the pass, and as fast as we can go. Do you think you will be able to sit a horse?" "I will," said Cracis, firmly. "Yes, I am better now.
That's the Roman army, or part of it, for I can't be certain that Julius and Cracis are there. But if it's only a part it will do for us, for the general who commands can receive our message and go to yon poor fellows' help.
Then we'll try if we can't creep round these tribes, or get in between them somehow. Perhaps we may have a bit of luck to give us a little help. Anyhow, we are not going to despair." "No, Serge," cried Marcus, firmly; "anything but that." "Hah!" cried Serge. "That's spoken like Cracis' son."
"No," said Cracis, before the boy could speak, "I am not going to be a burden to our men and join the train of litters and our wounded. My son Marcus and his old follower, Serge, will join one of the cohorts, and you will place him where I am sure he would like to be as his father's son." "And that is ?" said Caius Julius. "Where would you like to be, my boy?"
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