"Freedom! war!" shouted the Romans. "Wretched man! Shall I betray my people as you have betrayed me? Too late I see your schemes; I came to you for help, and you will destroy me!" "I have nothing to communicate." "Sisilia on valmis luopumaan gooteista heti, kun Belisarius laskee maihin." CHAPTER XVIII. "With joy and gratitude, as the lamb thinks of the strong shepherd who has saved it from the jaws of the wolf. Hast thou forgotten, that, when last these cursed Romans hunted for the treasures and gold-heaps of Israel, and burnt down the synagogue with unholy fire, a band of these wicked men chased my poor child through the streets, like a pack of wolves after a white lamb, and tore the veil from her face, and the kerchief from her shoulders? Where was Jochem then, my cousin's son, who had accompanied her? He had fled from danger with swift feet, and had left the dove in the claws of the vulture!" �Die Schanze mu? weg,� sagte Totila nachsinnend. Hark! what was that? A low, discordant sound was heard among the bells. "Well," observed Cethegus, "until now it has done no particular good." Tummat ja synkat syksyiset sadepilvet peittivat taivaan Ravennan kohdalla, kun Amalasunta kolmannen paivan aamuna nousi unettomalta vuoteeltaan.