The envoy came to the conclusion that, as far as the council was concerned, he was not obtaining any reasonable terms, and in accordance with his instructions he tried what he could do with Scipio in a private interview. He began by telling him that the king would restore his son without ransom, and then, ignorant alike of Scipio's character and Roman usage, he held out to him the offer of an enormous bribe if he obtained peace through his instrumentality, and also a full share in the sovereign power, with the sole exception of the royal title. Scipio replied:“Your ignorance of the Romans as a whole, of me in particular to whom you have been sent, is the less rising when I see that you are ignorant of the situation of 耐器咖you man from whom you have come. You ought to have held imachia to prevent our entering the Chersonese, or else ought to have opposed us at the Hellespont to prevent our passing into· Asia, if you intended to ask for peace from us as from those who were anxious about the issue of the war. But now that you have left the passage into Asia open and have accepted not only the bit but the yoke as well,18 what room is there for_ anv discussion on equal terms.since you will have to .，1 IJ submit to our sovereignty?I shall look upon my son as the greatest gift which the king's aenerosity could bestow: as 恤other offers, I pray heaven my circumstances may never 奋‘b 0e in need of them.my mind at all events never will.19 In my 尹口J capacity as representing the State I will neither take any- from him nor give him anything. What I can give now is sincere advice. Go and tell him in my name to abandon hostilities and accept any terms of peace that may be offered." V755 *H when terms were proposed to him as though he were alreadv