"But I beg you, I beseech you, say no more about such dreadful things.

I know full well that you are not wicked; that you are much better than people think." "And for that very reason," cried Caesar, whose cheeks were flushed with pleasure in the hard task he had set himself, "you must hear me.

I am Caesar.

There is no judge over me; I need give account to none for my actions.

Nor do I.Who, besides yourself, is more to me than the flies on that cup ?" "And your conscience ?" she timidly put in.
"It raises hideous questions from time to time," he replied, gloomily.
"It can be obtrusive, but we can teach ourselves not to answer--besides, what you call conscience knows the motives for every action, and, remembering them, judges leniently.