On Petronius's lips appeared a scarcely perceptible smile; but Tullius Senecio, who till that moment was occupied in conversing with Vestinius, or rather in reviling dreams, while Vestinius believed in them, turned to Petronius, and though he had not the least idea touching that of which they were talking, he said,--
Petronius ajkán alig észrevehető mosoly suhant át, de Tullius Senecio, aki e pillanatban Vesti­nusszal vitázott, vagy inkább az álmokat fitymálta, amelyekben Vestinus hitt, most Petronius­hoz fordult, s noha nem is sejtette, miről van szó, kijelentette: