He remembered that he was under the protection of Tigellinus and of Cæsar himself,--that is, of a power before which everything trembled,--that he was surrounded by sturdy slaves, and that Vinicius stood before him unarmed, with an emaciated face and body bent by suffering.
Eszébe jutott, hogy Tigellinus, sőt ő is Caesar oltalma alatt áll, aki előtt mindenki reszket, s erős rabszolgái is vannak, míg Vinicius elkínzott arccal, a fájdalomtól megrokkant alakkal, fegyvertelenül áll itt előtte.