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"A litter?" said Keraunus, in surprise. "The two thousand drachmae have turned the girl's head." "Only on account of her foot. It was hurting her so much when she went out." "Then why did she not stay at home? As usual she has wasted an hour to save a sesterce, and you, neither of you have any time to spare." "I will go after her at once."
"No," answered Pontius, "provided you will take the trouble to look at once at my plan, so as to inform yourself on the whole of what I propose, and to give me full powers to dispose of men and means in each case as it arises." "That is granted," said Titianus. "I know that Pontius will not demand a man or a sesterce more or less than is needed for the purpose."
"No," answered Pontius, "provided you will take the trouble to look at once at my plan, so as to inform yourself on the whole of what I propose, and to give me full powers to dispose of men and means in each case as it arises." "That is granted," said Titianus. "I know that Pontius will not demand a man or a sesterce more or less than is needed for the purpose."
No smoke mingled with this clear and genial blaze, but it compelled her to shade her dazzled eyes; and as she lifted her hand she woke to see Medius standing in front of her. He desired her to come home with him at once, and she rose to obey, listening in silence to his assurances that the lives of Karnis and Orpheus would not be worth a sesterce if they fell into the hands of the Roman soldiers.
No smoke mingled with this clear and genial blaze, but it compelled her to shade her dazzled eyes; and as she lifted her hand she woke to see Medius standing in front of her. He desired her to come home with him at once, and she rose to obey, listening in silence to his assurances that the lives of Karnis and Orpheus would not be worth a sesterce if they fell into the hands of the Roman soldiers.
Mother knew the way; and as we she, I mean, and Dada and myself..." "Heh! what is this?" interrupted Karnis, now for the first time noticing the dish before him. "A fowl when we are so miserably poor? A whole fowl, and cooked with oil?" He spoke angrily, but his wife, laying her hand on his shoulder, said soothingly: "We shall soon earn it again. Never a sesterce was won by fretting.
"Aye," replied Lentulus, not in the least subdued, "where will we be, if Pompeius and Cæsar become friends? If there is no war, no proscription, no chance to make a sesterce in a hurry!" "My dear brother," said Claudia, still more languidly, and yawning at length, as she handed back the cup, "have I not said that the mere mention of politics makes my head ache?"
"No," answered Pontius, "provided you will take the trouble to look at once at my plan, so as to inform yourself on the whole of what I propose, and to give me full powers to dispose of men and means in each case as it arises." "That is granted," said Titianus. "I know that Pontius will not demand a man or a sesterce more or less than is needed for the purpose."
But when, after waking the priest, she had asked how much a goat might cost for sacrifice, her countenance cleared, for her savings were enough to pay for it and for a young cock as well. All she had she left with the old man, to the last sesterce; but she could only wait to see the cock sacrificed, for she felt she must go home.
He began to bid, she laughingly demanded ten times the price, and after a long battle between the dealer and the owner, fought now half in jest, and now in grave earnest, the Phoenician said: "Two thousand drachmae; not a sesterce more. That is not enough by a long way, but then it is yours." "I would hardly have given half to a less fair customer."
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