"Were my house burnt," said he to himself, "and with it my gems, Etruscan vases, Alexandrian glass, and Corinthian bronze, Nero might indeed have forgotten the offence.
„Ha a házam leégett, s gemmáim, etruszk vázáim, alexandriai üvegeim és korinthusi érceim is odavesztek volna, Nero talán el is felejtette volna sérelmét.