Yet beside these tidings there were other stray bits of news very dear to her heart.

Caesar, so it was said, possessed a young aide-de-camp of great valour and ability, one Quintus Drusus, and the Imperator was already entrusting him with posts of danger and of responsibility.

He had behaved gallantly at Ilerda; he had won more laurels at the siege of Massilia.

At Dyrrachium he had gained yet more credit.

And on account of these tidings, it may easily be imagined that Cornelia was prepared to be very patient and to be willing to take the trying vicissitudes of her own life more lightly.
As a matter of fact, her own position at Alexandria had begun to grow complicated.