In a fleeting instant of time life forsakes us, but shame pursues us past the grave.

Further, if we cast away this gold, the greater the enemy thinks our fear, the hotter will be his chase.

Besides, whichever the issue of the day, the gold is not hateful to us.

Conquerors, we shall triumph in the treasure which now we bear; conquered, we shall leave it to pay our burying." So spoke the old man; but the soldiers regarded the advice of their king rather than of their comrade, and thought more of the former than of the latter counsel.

So each of them eagerly drew his wealth, whatever he had, from his pouch; they unloaded their ponies of the various goods they were carrying; and having thus cleared their money-bags, girded on their arms more deftly.