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154 persons (regarded as instruments): cūrātŭs ĭnaequālī tōnsōrĕ căpillos with his hair dressed by an uneven hairdresser (i.e. cut unevenly),

2. Per with the Ace. is used for the means by which anything is done': pĕr dŏlum by craft, pĕr nūmtĭum certĭŏr factŭs informed by means of a messenger.

Either cum or an epithet must be used with this Abl.: cum cūrā scrībĕrĕ to write with care (not cūrā), summa cūrā or summā cum cūrā with the greatest care.

The simple Ablative is sometimes used adverbially: rătĭōnĕ fēcistī you have acted reasonably, fraudĕ by fraud, cāsū by chance, etc. But no Noun must be so used without direct authority.

§ 323. The Ablative of Attendant Circumstances (Ablative Absolute) may be rendered into English in many ways:—