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Updated: May 3, 2025
Hieronymus was but a boy, as yet scarcely able to bear liberty, still less sovereign power.
Hieronymus sent ambassadors to Carthage, to conclude a league in conformity with the alliance with Hannibal.
That neither did she enjoy the same advantages as her sister while Hieronymus was alive, nor was her cause the same as hers now he was dead. What? Though her sister would have shared the throne with Andranodorus, had he succeeded in his designs, she must have been in servitude with the rest.
Andranodorus next effected the removal of the other guardians, giving out that Hieronymus had now attained the years of manhood, and was competent to assume the government; and thus, by voluntarily resigning the guardianship which he shared with several others, united the powers of all in himself.
The abbot, who liked to linger over his books, was glad to know that the matter was in the hands of the civil authorities, and enjoined Hieronymus to pay strict attention. On the third Sunday in Advent, the magistrate again came to the monastery.
Upon it was written only the name of Hermione! "The next morning Hieronymus put the scroll into his bosom, and went his way in search of the Fountain of Oblivion. A few days brought him to the skirts of the Black Forest.
But, amidst the dreadful confusion in the city which after the death of Hieronymus was agitated alternately by endeavours to re-establish the ancient freedom of the people and by the -coups de main- of the numerous pretenders to the vacant throne, while the captains of the foreign mercenary troops were the real masters of the place Hannibal's dexterous emissaries, Hippocrates and Epicydes, found opportunity to frustrate the projects of peace.
They said, "that the tyrants, Hieronymus, and, after him, Hippocrates and Epicydes, had been objects of detestation to them, both on other accounts and especially on account of then deserting the Romans to take part with Hannibal.
Marcellus and his successors in all this war made good use of the faithful service of these horsemen. He now was a third time created consul, and sailed over into Sicily. For the success of Hannibal had excited the Carthaginians to lay claim to that whole island; chiefly because after the murder of the tyrant Hieronymus, all things had been in tumult and confusion at Syracuse.
"Now you are going to be rewarded," said the lady, broadly generous. "You are going to meet Mr. Cope. You are going to meet Mr. " She paused. "Do you know," turning to the young man, "I haven't your first name?" "Why, is that necessary?" "You're not ashamed of it? Theodosius? Philander? Hieronymus?" "Stop! please. My name is Bertram." "Never!" "Bertram. Why not?"
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