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A Friend of Caesar

CHAPTER VIII
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Agias prodded him with his foot, but he was quite insensible.

For the present he was harmless enough.
"My good host," said Agias, to the disquieted landlord, "I did not ask you to give us an unmixed wine and those dice for no purpose.

This excellent gentleman here seems sadly in need of a bed, where he must stay for some time.

But since I have won every sesterce he owns I must needs pay for his board.

Take good care of him, and here are six philippi which are yours on condition that you keep him quiet until to-morrow at this time, and suffer no one coming from Rome to see him, or send him a message.


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