Als Johannes mit den Reitern von seiner fruchtlosen Verfolgung heimkehrte, rief er, vom Pferde springend, mit wutiger Stimme: Wo ist die Dirne, die ihn gewarnt? Werft sie vor die Hunde. Und er eilte zu Belisar, das Mi?geschick zu melden. Auf mit dem Notriegel! rief der Fuhrer, wir wollen hinaus. "Of Alexandros?" Feldherr, mahnte ein Centurio vortretend, sie beten. Denn die Erde bebt. Camillalle, kauniille tyttarellesi, ja voi hyvin." Han kannusti hevostaan. And soon the towering marble castle formed an assault-proof rampart for the Aurelian Grate, so much the more because the Tiber formed a natural fosse close before it. On the top of the wall of the Mausoleum stood about three hundred of the most beautiful statues of bronze, marble, and iron, mostly placed there by Hadrian and his successors. Amongst them were that of the Divus Hadrianus; his beautiful favourite Antinous; a Jupiter of Soter; a Pallas "town-protectress;" and many others. Cethegus rejoiced at the fulfilment of his ideas, and became exceedingly fond of this place, where he used to wander every evening with his beloved Rome spread out at his feet, examining the progress of the works. He had even caused a number of beautiful statues from his own villas to be added to those already existing, in order to increase the splendour of his creation. NELJASTOISTA LUKU. [pg 60] Und Graf Ulithis? Kuningas jatkoi kenenkaan vastustamatta: "Succeeded. The three dukes are no more. But the rumour had reached Ravenna that the most dangerous of them, Duke Thulun, was only wounded. This induced the Queen--as, besides, the Goths threateningly surrounded the palace--to escape to my ship. We weighed anchor, but soon after we had left the harbour, off Ariminum, Earl Witichis overtook us with superior numbers, boarded us, and demanded that Amalaswintha should return, guaranteeing her safety until a solemn examination had taken place before the National Assembly. When she learnt from him that Duke Thulun had succumbed to his wounds, and saw from the proposal of Witichis that he and his powerful friends did not yet believe in her guilt, and as, besides, she apprehended compulsion, she consented to return with him to Ravenna. But first, on board the Sophia, she wrote this letter to you, and sends you this present from her treasury." What looks of hatred shot from their eyes upon the aristocratic Roman who now came to witness the death of the great Gothic hero! "He does not throw away such immense sums for nothing," said the avaricious Albinus warningly; "we must not trust him too far."