Afterward she will be removed quietly to thy house, and that will be the end.

Bronzebeard is a cowardly cur.

He knows that his power is unlimited, and still he tries to give specious appearances to every act.

Hast thou recovered to the degree of being able to philosophize a little?
More than once have I thought, Why does crime, even when as powerful as Caesar, and assured of being beyond punishment, strive always for the appearances of truth, justice, and virtue?
Why does it take the trouble?
I consider that to murder a brother, a mother, a wife, is a thing worthy of some petty Asiatic king, not a Roman Caesar; but if that position were mine, I should not write justifying letters to the Senate.

But Nero writes.