Petronius answered immediately that it was not possible to see even the sun behind a cloud; but she said, as if in jest, that love alone could blind such a piercing glance as mine, and, naming various women of the court, she fell to inquiring and guessing which one I loved.
Petronius mindjárt megfelelt neki, hogy a felhő mögött még a napot sem lehet felismerni, mire Poppaea mosolyt mímelve felelte, hogy az ilyen éles szemet legfeljebb a szerelem homályosíthatja el.