"Oh, lord, why didst thou not listen to my counsels?" exclaimed he, putting his hands together.
"Silence!" said Vinicius, "and listen!"
Here he looked sharply into Chilo's eyes, and spoke slowly with emphasis, as if wishing the Greek to understand every word of his as a command, and to keep it forever in memory.
"Croton threw himself on me to kill and rob me, dost understand? I killed him then, and these people dressed the wounds which I received in the struggle."