The Gladiators, Vol. 2 of 2

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Excerpt from The Gladiators, Vol. 2 of 2: A Tale of Rome and Judaea Euc'henor grumbled, but was compelled to submit, for the other's in¿uence amongst the gladiators was far greater than his own. And the little party, with Mariamne in the centre still clinging fast to Hir pinus moved on in the direction of the Tribune's house. Esca crouching in his place of concealment, silent and wary, as he had oft-times crouched long ago, when watching for the dun-deer on the hillside, was aware of the tramp of disciplined men approaching the porch in which he lay in ambush. Every faculty was keenly, painfully on the stretch. Once, at the sound of wheels, he had started from his lair, ready to make one despe rate attempt 'for the rescue of his love, but greatly to his consternation, the gilded chariot returned empty, save of Automedon, looking much scared and bewildered. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.