But please don't quarrel with my uncle Lentulus about your decision.

He would be terribly angry." Quintus smiled in turn, and kissing her, said: "Can you trust me?
I hope so.

And be assured I will do all I may, not to quarrel with your uncle.

And now away with all this silly serious talk! What a pity for Mamercus to have been so gloomy as to introduce it! What a pity I must go to Rome to-morrow, and leave this dear old place! But then, I have to see my aunt Fabia, and little Livia, the sister I haven't met since she was a baby.

And while I am in Rome I will do something else--can you guess ?" Cornelia shook her head.