Let him not condemn me without trial.

Remember the law of Rome." "You are sending my love away." Her voice trembled as she spoke.
"And happy are you, sweet girl, to have so much to give to your country." There was a moment of silence.

Then said the emperor: "Be merry.

'Tis not for long." "'Tis a thousand years!" said she, sadly.
He was fond of the young, and her frank innocence appealed to all best in the heart of the old emperor.

He turned to greet the Lady Lucia.
"Come with me, son of Varro," said Arria, taking the arm of her lover and leading him away.