Neither Petronius nor Caesar will have her." Then he went with clinched fists to the waxed masks standing clothed in the atrium, and burst out,--"By those mortal masks! I would rather kill her and myself." When he had said this, he sent another "Wait for me" after Aulus, then ran forth like a madman from the atrium, and flew to Petronius's house, thrusting pedestrians aside on the way.
Aulus returned home with a certain encouragement.

He judged that if Petronius had persuaded Caesar to take Lygia to give her to Vinicius, Vinicius would bring her to their house.

Finally, the thought was no little consolation to him, that should Lygia not be rescued she would be avenged and protected by death from disgrace.

He believed that Vinicius would do everything that he had promised.

He had seen his rage, and he knew the excitability innate in the whole family.