Poppæa and all present were looking at Nero's eyes as at a rainbow. He began to raise his lips, drawing them to his very nostrils, as was his custom when he knew not what to do; at last disgust and trouble were evident on his features.
Poppaea és a többiek minden figyelmükkel Nerón csüggtek, ő pedig csaknem az orráig húzta fel felső ajkát, amit olyankor szokott tenni, mikor nem tudta, mitévő legyen. Végül is világosan kiült arcára a zavar és a kedvetlenség kifejezése.