"I should follow them," said Vinicius, "and in every case she would be out of danger; but now, if that child dies, Poppæa will believe, and will persuade Cæsar, that she died because of Lygia."
- Utánuk mentem volna - vágott vissza Vinicius -, de mindenesetre biztonságban lett volna, most azonban, ha az a gyerek meghal, Poppaea maga is elhiszi, de Caesarral is elhiteti, hogy Lygia az oka.