The Greek was, as ever, smiling and plausible.
"Congratulations!" was his greeting.

"Dumnorix has already started.

He has my orders; and now I must borrow your excellent freedman, Phaon, to go to Praeneste and spy out, for the last time, the land, and general our army.

Let him start early to-morrow morning.

The time is ample, and unless some malevolent demon hinder us, there will be no failure.