a flint. In similar wise the Albans recited their oath and formularies through their own dictator and their priests.XXV. On the conclusion of the treaty the six combatants 黔黯s糯·CThey were greeted with shouts of encouragecomrades, who reminded them that their fathers' gods, their fatherland，their fathers. everv fellow citizen, every fellow-soldier, were now watching their weapons and the hands that wielded them. Eager for the contest and m they advanced into the open inspired by the voices round thespace between the opposing linein front of their respective camp S. 孙“two armies wer1 1"州tting S, renevea froze personal aanger but not from anxiety, since upon the fortunes and courage of this little‘group hung. the issue.。of dominion.. Watchful and nervous, they gaze with feverish intensity on a means entertaining.朴“s峡al was given, and，with uplifted11 1 swords the six youths cnargea like a battle-lane with the courage of a mighty host. N'ot one of them thouzht of his own danzer: .，，，。，，u， their sole thou t was xor tnexr country, wnetner it wouia oe r r supreme or sul ect. their one anxiety that thev were deciding r r r its future fortunes. When, at the first encounter, the lashinz swords rang on their ODDonents' shields。a deem shudder ran through the spectators;then a breathless silence followed, as neither side seemed to be gaining any advant e. Soon, however, they saW， something more than the swi movements of limbs and the rapid play of sword and shield :blood became visible flowing from. open wounds..1 iY Y .1 ; ."1 . 1}，Two. ofY 11呼Romans.w .Y fell one on the orner, breathing out their life。whist dal the three Albans ，、尹 r were wounded. The fall of the Romans was welcomed with a burst of exultation from the Alban army;whilst the Roman legions, who had lost all hope, but not all anxiety, trembled for their solitary champion surrounded by the three Curiatii. It chanced that he was untouched, and though not a match for the three together, he was confident of victory against each.4 separately. So, that he mxgnt encounter each singly, he took to :light, assuming that they would follow as well as their wounds would allow. He had run some distance from the spot where the combat bezan. when. on looking back, he saw them 拍，，‘-一%J，一、声 following at long -intervals frond each other, the foremost not far from him. He turned and made a desperate attack upon him, and whilst the Alban army were shouting to the other Curiatii. to come to their brother's assistance, Horatius had alrea即slain his foe and, flushed with victory, was awaiting theMl . , '7"1 1 7 .11 s臀ona encoPme万·Then the .KO乎an资cheered to亏it:en争mpion with a snout such as men raise when nope succeeas to aesnair. ，，，.，，二，产，.。;-，r、户.户.J anc! ne nastenea to bring the ngn.t to a dose. befiore the third. who was not iar away, couia come up, ne aespatcnea the second Curiatius. The survivors were now equal in point of numbers。 but far froze equal in either confidence or strength. The 0ne unscathed after his double victory, was eager for the contest;the other, dragg ing himself wearily along, exhausted by his wounds and by his running, vanquished already by the previous slaughter of his brothers was an easy conqui to his victorious foe. There was, in t, no fighting. Th eRoman cried exultingly: “Two have I sacrificed to appease my brothers' shades;the third I will offer for the issue of this fight, that the7 ' y 7 Roman may rule the .Alban.”He thrust his sword downward the neck of his opponent, who could no longer lift his shield. ，山.‘，尸，丫丫，·~，、一2 then aesponeci nim， as ne: .gay. xioratzus was welcomed byerr . . Y -1 . . y T, . , Romans with snouts of triumph, all the more Joyous for the fears they had felt. Both, sides turned their attention to buryifag their dead champions,but b utw豆th讹rVd沮ercnt :ith very different feeling the one rejoicing in wider dominion the other deprived of the liberty and under alien rule. The tombs sty on the spots where each fell;those of the Romans close in the direction of Alba;the three .Alban tombs, at in the direction of Rome.