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But Chilo answered, "I cannot!" Rage seized Tigellinus, but he restrained himself yet. "Hast thou seen," inquired he, "how Christians die? Dost wish to die in that way?" The old man raised his pale face; for a time his lips moved in silence, and he answered, "I too believe in Christ." Tigellinus looked at him with amazement. "Dog, thou hast gone mad in fact!"
"Eunice," said he, "has the man come to Tiresias whom thou didst mention yesterday?" "He has, lord." "What is his name?" "Chilo Chilonides." "Who is he?" "A physician, a sage, a soothsayer, who knows how to read people's fates and predict the future." "Has he predicted the future to thee?" Eunice was covered with a blush which gave a rosy color to her ears and her neck even. "Yes, lord."
Oh, yes, with a vineyard!" They were passing the Vatican Hill now, which was ruddy from the fire; but beyond the Naumachia they turned to the right, so that when they had passed the Vatican Field they would reach the river, and, crossing it, go to the Flaminian Gate. Suddenly Chilo reined in his mule, and said, "A good thought has come to my head, lord!" "Speak!" answered Vinicius.
Tigellinus looked at him jeeringly, "Ei! a little more!" "If thy head is not sufficient, thou hast another on thy cane," said Petronius. Further conversation was interrupted by the coming of Cæsar, who occupied his place in company with Pythagoras. Immediately after began the representation of "Aureolus," to which not much attention was paid, for the minds of the audience were fixed on Chilo.
Quartus went in; but Chilo, who did not like to show himself to large numbers of people, and was in continual dread that some fate might bring him to meet Glaucus, remained outside. "I am curious about that Hercules who serves in a mill," said he to himself, looking at the brightly shining moon.
He hugged and kissed the author, and the whole company liked his opinion admirably well; and Chilo laughing desired Niloxenus to get aboard immediately before the sea was consumed, and tell his master he should mind more how to render his government sweet and potable to his people, than how to swallow such a quantity of salt water.
"This is a good-natured, dull man who will kill Glaucus for nothing," thought Chilo. "Urban," inquired he then, "dost thou love Christ?" "I love him from the soul of my heart," said the laborer. "And thy brethren and sisters, and those who taught thee truth and faith in Christ?" "I love them, too, father." "Then may peace be with thee!" "And with thee, father!"
"If they do not hit upon her hiding-place, and make an uproar, they will frighten her." But this thought was not disagreeable; for Chilo understood that in that event he would be necessary again to Vinicius, and could squeeze afresh a goodly number of sestertia from the tribune. "Whatever they do," said he to himself, "they will work for me, though no one divines that. O gods!
And since the autumns are cold, a genuine sage should warm his soul with wine; and wouldst thou hinder, O lord, a pitcher of even the stuff produced in Capua or Telesia from bearing heat to all the bones of a perishable human body?" "Chilo Chilonides, where is thy birthplace?" "On the Euxine Pontus. I come from Mesembria." "Oh, Chilo, thou art great!" "And unrecognized," said the sage, pensively.
Disorder increased every instant. The bacchantes screamed in heaven-piercing voices, and began to hide in the chariots. Then some pillars which were burned through, fell, scattered sparks, and increased the confusion. A blind dense wave of people swept away Chilo, and bore him to the depth of the garden.
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