Towards the close of the year there was a short interval of peace, but, as usual, it was marred by the struggle between the patricians and the plebeians. The plebs, in their exasperation, refused to take any part in the election of consuls;rte. Quinctius and Q. Servilius were elected consuls by the patricians and their clients. They had a year similar to the previous one: agitation during the first part, then the carving of this by foreign. war. The Sabines hurriedly traversed the plains of Crustumerium. ，.，户，砂，·，，1，·J.，。，，。，二。， ana carriea nre ana swora into tine aistricr warerea Dy the Anio J but were repulsed when almost close to the Colline gate and the walls of the Citv. Thev succeeded，however. in c 0任 月户-，尹J immense spoil both in men and cattle. The consul S ius followed them up with an army bent on revenge, and though unable to come up with their main body in the open country, he carried on his es on such an extensive scale that he left no part unmolested by war, and returned with spoil many times greater than. that of the enemy. Amongst the Volscians also the cause of Rome was splendidly upneld oy the exertions opt general and soldiers alike. '1 'o begin with, they met on level ground and a pitched battle was fought with immense losses on both sides in killed and wounded. The Romans, whose paucity of numbers made them more sensible of their loss, would have retreated wn，，1月，h，、，，。*。。.十。 'h ad not the consul called out that the一enern-y on the other wince were in flight, and by this well-timed falsehood roused the army to fresh effort. 'Whey made a charge and, convertea a supposea victory into a reap one. The consul, fearing lest by pressing the attack too tar he m斌ht force a renewal. opt the combat, gave the signal rot retiring. For the next few days both sides kept quiet, as though there were a tacit understanding. During this interval, an immense body of men from all the Volscian and 2Equan cities came into fully expecting that when the Romans heard of their 雄ey would make a nocturnal retreat. Accordingly, about the third 。.vva优n万n佗ylnOveQ夕只石不只，t-CaC K， thecamp watch they moved out to 鑫ft-ergllay吵华只“。只呼10拜case乎byAfter allaying t_the. su俘en aarm, tneC0nIUS10nCauusione con Qulnctius ordered the soldiers to remain quietly in their quarters, marched out a cohort or Rernlcans to the outposts, mounted the remainder of the night all was so quiet in the camp that the Romans even enjoyed ample sleep. The sight of the armed infantry whom the Volscians took to be Romans anal more numerous than they really were, the noise and neighing of the horses, restless under their inexperienced riders and excited by the sound of the trumpets, kept the enemy in constant apprehension of an attack.