If they had had any doubts, they accepted extremely large fees and said nothing.

The real object of the venture was to dispose of a large collection of rare gems and other valuables that Demetrius had collected in the course of his wanderings.

Despite the perturbed state of the city, the worthy pirate had had little difficulty in arranging with certain wealthy jewellers, who asked no questions, when they bought, at a very large discount, bargains of a most satisfactory character.

And so it came to pass, by the merest luck, that the two cousins were thrown together in a crowd, and partly Agias, through his dim childish recollections of his unfortunate relative, and partly Demetrius, through memories of his uncle's boy and the close resemblance of the lad to his father, had been prompted first to conversation, then to mutual inquiries, then to recognition.
[158] A _celox_ of one bank of oars, a small ship much used by the pirates.
Demetrius had no intention of leaving Rome for a few days.

Under existing circumstances the chances of his arrest were not worth considering.