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Evening fell

Caesar finally dis centurions On his own, he sighed and buried his head in his hands, his elbows resting upon a make-shift ed his te, he joked to hih and supplies sufficient, for now Yet a prospective shortage of food and the absence of his cavalry meant that he could not make further inroads into Britain and satisfy his aain and screwed up his face in disdain as he thought of hoould have to court and win over some of the local tribal chieftains It should have been that they needed to court and win him over Perhaps he should make an example of one of the tribes - and the rest alvanise theainst hiainst hihting would prevent a grand alliance Was it the case that the Ro soldiers for Gaul, but conspiring with the tribes here to defeat hihts to his new centurion and wondered hoas progressing He had fought well in the shallows upon the beach; Caesar envisioned that he would fare equally well upon being thrown in at the deep end One of the legates had approached hi that one of Oppius&039; co to be sent out to help the centurion with his mission Caesar admired the centurion for the loyalty and friendship he had inspired but he refused the request At the very least he hoped that Oppius would be able to kill the traitor Joseph had asked hi that if the centurion returned and said that he had coent hoould he know if he was telling the truth?

"Soldiers are honest souls Joseph - it&039;s a politician who you need to distrust when he pro"

Caesar next turned his attention to some of the correspondence on his table Letters fro to Yet the first letters he replied to were that of Julia, his daughter, and Octavius, his young nephew He s Julia&039;s letter when sheCicero at a party

"Do you know any man, even if he has concentrated on the art of oratory to the exclusion of all else, who can speak better than Caesar? Or anyone who makes so many witty remarks? Or whose vocabulary is so varied and yet so exact?"

He smiled, partly because Cicero was the sole person who Caesar would have said the above in relation to as well Although he did not always share his politics, Caesar was constant in his adht of hoould try to introduce Octavius to the great writer and statesman when he was next in Rome

Caesar heard soue off his face, as if he iping away a film of sweat As it was Joseph however who entered Caesar soon wore tiredness - and warmth - in his features He could not help but yawn though

"You should get some sleep," the old Jewish servant remarked, in a spirit of both fussiness and concern

"I&039;ve got tooit difficult to sleep"

"Perhaps I couldyou to sleep part ofsuch a duty?"

"Hmm, I could either recite some of Cato&039;s speeches - or tell you about thedish British cuisine has to offer"