He found most delight, however, in thinking of the short Roman sword which lets out a stream of blood such as had gushed from Caius Caligula and made ineffaceable stains on the columns of the portico.
De a legnagyobb kéjjel a rövid, római kardra gondolt, mert annak nyomán vastag sugárban ömlik a vér, miként a Caius Caliguláé, mely lemoshatatlan vérfoltokat hagyott a porticus oszlopán.