If the galley be a pirate, thy life is safe; they may not give thee freedom; they may put thee to the oar again; but they will not kill thee.

On the other hand, I--" The tribune faltered.
"Perpol!" he continued, resolutely.

"I am too old to submit to dishonor.

In Rome, let them tell how Quintus Arrius, as became a Roman tribune, went down with his ship in the midst of the foe.
This is what I would have thee do.

If the galley prove a pirate, push me from the plank and drown me.