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Wait, wait.

I have waited five days; you asked for only three. I tell youI have no mind to[He listens towards the entrance, and calls down.] Do not speak!

[Entering by the passage on the left.] My lord, my lord!

Is it you, Sallust? What would you down here?

This thick darkness; ah! now I see you.

What do you want?

To serve you, if I can,—to lead you out to the living again.

What news from the world above?

The soldiers are restless; there are signs on all hands that their patience will soon be exhausted.

Is the sun shining up there?

Yes, my lord.