But, you see, he had not time enough to tie the roll up again! He has read it all or in part, and I wish him joy of the picture of himself he will have found painted there.

The anchorite wields a powerful pen, and paints with a firm outline and strongly marked coloring.

If he has read the roll to the end it will spare me the trouble of explaining to him what I purpose to charge him with; if you disturbed him too soon I shall have to be more explicit in my accusation.

Be that as it may, it is all the same to me." "Nay, certainly not," cried Lysias, "for in the first case Eulaeus will have time to meditate his lies, and bribe witnesses for his defence.

If any one entrusted me with such important papers--and if it had not been you who neglected to do it--I would carefully seal or lock them up.
Where have you put the despatch from the Senate which the messenger brought you just now ?" "That is locked up in this casket," replied Publius, moving his hand to press it more closely over his robe, under which he had carefully hidden it.
"May I not know what it contain ?" asked the Corinthian.
"No, there is not time for that now, for we must first, and at once, consider what can be done to repair the last mischief which you have done.