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29.13. unos, alone; cf. § 134. a (94. a); cf. B. 66; G. 95. R. 1; H. 175. N. 1. This whole scene is illustrative of the Gallic character. 29.15.

quae esset: indir. quest. after miratus; cf. 13 5, 15 16, 18 15. 29.16.

respondere: histor. infin.; cf. flagitare, 13 18, and note. 29.19.

hoc: we may translate, in this respect, but for real construction compare hoc facilius, 2 17. — hoc esse, etc.: Direct —

Hoc estgravior fortuna Sequanorumquod soli ne in occulto quidem queriaudent; absentisque Ariovisti crudelitatem, velut si coram adsit, horrent, propterea quod reliquis tamen fugae facultas datur, Sequanis vero, quiAriovistum receperunt, quorum oppidain potestate eius sunt, omnes cruciatus sunt perferendi. 29.20.

nequidem: notice the position of these words before and after the emphatic word or phrase. 29.21.

absentia (predicate), even when absent. 29.22.

crudelitatem: object of horrerent§ 274. b (177. c); B. 175. 2. b; G. 330. R.; H. 405. 1 (371. iii. N. 1); H-B. 391. 1). — adesset: § 524 (312); B. 307. 1. 2; G. 602; H. 584 (513. ii); H-B. 504. 3 and a. 29.23.

tamen, after all, whatever they might have to suffer. — facultas: on the force of this word, cf. note on potentiae, 16 7. 29.24.

Sequanis: dat. of apparent agent with perferendi§ 374 (232); B. 189. 1; G. 355; H. 431 (388); H-B. 373. 1), the Sequani must endure (changing the voice).


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