By accident also, whilst he had Remus in custody, and had heard that the brothers were twins, on comparing their age, and _observing_ their turn of mind entirely free from servility, the recollection of his grand-children struck Numitor; and on making inquiries[11] he arrived at the same conclusion, so that he was well nigh recognising Remus.

Thus a plot is concerted for the king on all sides.

Romulus, not accompanied by a body of young men, (for he was unequal to open force,) but having commanded the shepherds to come to the palace by different roads at a fixed time, forces his way to the king; and Remus, with another party from Numitor's house, assists his brother, and so they kill the king.
[Footnote 10: Scil.

"The Pallantean."] [Footnote 11: By all his inquiries he arrived at the same conclusion as before, viz.

that they were his grand-children.] 6.