.fit this juncture a shepherd was brought to the consuul who had been sent by CharoDus. the leading man in EDiruS, tie saia tnat ne naa peen in the naDit of pasturing nis noc^,x in theknew思瓮wasand黑occon蹂糯the king's camp, andntains. If the consul cared to send a party with him he would lead them妙a route which was nott difficult or dangerous to a place where theywould be over the enemy's head. On heanng this the consul sent to Charopus to find out whether he thought that the rustic was to be trusted in a matter of such importance.sent back word that he might trust him so far as to I忿aropuseverything in his- own hands, and not be at the一mere of his guide, M飞Ust i劝 lng rathert恤nerdaring to trust the man, and with feelings of 'joy and fear, he was so far swayed by the y of Charopus as to try the chance which offered. In to dispel all su spi cion of his intended movement he continuouslv. for woQayS, attacks upon every part enemv's position. b ranging up fresh forces to relieve ‘1， those_ who were护 worn out， with fighting. Ini 12 " r Is 12 11 the meantime he selectea 4000 miantry ana 300 cavalry ana force in charge of a military tribune with cavalry, as far as the around allowed.and when' it became impassable for mounted men he was to post them somewhere on level d;the infantry were to follow the path m ca ted by the When. as he promised ，they reached a 1(D‘a di心田 LcJ。sld t ion above the enemy they- were to give a signal by smoke not raise the battle-shout until the consul had received the signal and could judge that the battle had begun. The consul ordered them to march by night--it happened to be moonlight all night --and to take their food and rest in the daytime. The guide was promised a very large reward: if he proved faithful, he was however, bound before being handed over to the tribune. After despatching this force the Roman commander subjected the Macedonian outposts to more vigorous pressure on all sides.