The people were excited partly by the atrocity of the deed, partly by the opportunity now offered of recovering their liberties.Appius first ordered 丁。;1.11.1c+八卜。RI Immorned before him, then, on his refusal. to come, to be arrested. As the lictors were not able to get near him, Appius himself with a body of young patricians forced his way through the crowd anal ordered him to be taken to prison. By this time Icilius was not only surrounded by the people, but the people's leaders were there--- L. Valerius andM.Horatius. They drove back the lictors and said, if they were going to proceed by law, they would undertake the defence of Icilius against one who was only a private citizen, but if they were goij,.g to attempt force, they would be no unequal match for him.. A furious scuffle began;the decemvir's lictors attacked Valerius and Horatius; their“fasces”. were broken. u-D by比e Deo-ole;ADAius mounted the platform, 占砂J‘人产“ Horatius and Valerius followed him:the Assemblv listened to eJ them,仰plus was' shouted down. Valerfus, assuming the tone of authority, ordered the lictors to cease attendance on one who held no official position, on which Appius,rn i t " ti.thoroughly., cowed, and fearing for his life, arms.,吧d his head wz.,砰.his toga and retreated into a house near the r orum, without his adversaries perceiving his flight. Sp. .ppius burst into the Forum from the other side to support his colleague, and saw that their authority was overcome by main force. Uncertain what to do and distracted by the conflicting advice given him on all sides, he gave orders for the senate to be summoned. As a great number of the senators were thought to disapprove of the conduct of the decemvirs, the people hoped that their power would be put an end to throu级the action of the senate. and consequently became quiet. 1ne senate decided that nothznz should De done to irritate the pieas, and, what was of much more importance, that every precaution should be taken to prevent the arrival of Verginius from creating a commotion in the army.