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I went sight-seeing all over the town and then came
back to the little room. At last I could ask for kisses openly. I hugged the boy
close in my arms and had my fill of a happiness that might be envied. All was not
over when Ascyltos came sneaking up to the door, shook back the bars by force, and
found me at play with my brother. He filled the room with laughter and applause,
pulled me out of the cloak I had over me, and said, “What are you at, my
pureminded brother, you that would break up our partnership?” Not content
with gibing, he pulled the strap off his bag, and began to give me a regular
flogging, saying sarcastically as he did so: “Don't make this kind of bargain
with your brother.” . . .
Petronius Arbiter. Petronius. Michael Heseltine. London. William Heinemann. 1913.
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