Moreover, the porters, sutlers, and slaves were beginning to murmur, while neither people, nor Great Council, nor any one sent as much as a hope.

The situation was intolerable, especially owing to the thought that it would become worse.
At the news of the disaster Carthage had leaped, as it were, with anger and hate; the Suffet would have been less execrated if he had allowed himself to be conquered from the first.
But time and money were lacking for the hire of other Mercenaries.

As to a levy of soldiers in the town, how were they to be equipped?
Hamilcar had taken all the arms! and then who was to command them?
The best captains were down yonder with him! Meanwhile, some men despatched by the Suffet arrived in the streets with shouts.

The Great Council were roused by them, and contrived to make them disappear.
It was an unnecessary precaution; every one accused Barca of having behaved with slackness.

He ought to have annihilated the Mercenaries after his victory.