Up to that time the Volscian commander had not laid in any stock of provisions, as he had been able to maintain army upon the corn carried off each day from the surround his吨the country. Now, however, that he was suddenly shut in by Roman lines，he found himself destitute of evervthina. He ‘砂L invitedr今“，consul to a conIt IT%冬rence, and娜d that。梦the object for whicn the Romans naa come was to raise the siege, he would withdraw the Volscians. The consul replied that it was for the defeated side to submit to terms, not to impose them, and as，the Volscians had come at their own pleasure to attack the allies of Rome，they should tie required them to lay down their arms, surrender their general, and make acknowledgment of their, defeat by placing themselves under his orders;otherwise, whether they remained or departed, he would prove a relentless foe, and would rather carry back to Rome a victory over them than a faithless peace. The only hope of the Volscians lav in their arms.and slight 。，，写占。，，。，，，J。二，二，V as 1r, was they nsxea it·一l ne ground was unfavourable to them for fighting, still more so for flight. As they were being cut down in all directions, they begged for quarter, but they were 1 603 only allowed to get away after their general had been surre_ dered,， their arms given up, and they themselves sent underrw w w w the， yo峥·Covered with disgrace， and， disaster, they departed with only one garment apiece. They halted not tar from the city of Tusculum, and owing to an old grudge which that city naa against them, tney were suaa.emy attacxed, and defenceless as they were, suffered severe punishment, few being left to the news of the disaster. The consul settled the troubles in钻dea. by beheading the ringleaders of the disturbance and 卿nnscating势etr property to the treasury of the city. The citizens considered that the injustice of the recent decision was removed by the 即eat service that Rome had rendered, but the senate thought that something ought st沮to be done to wipe out the record of national avarice. The consul Quinctius achieved the difficult task of rivalling in nxs evil aaministration the mintary renown of nls coneazue. He showed such care to maintain peace and concord by temDering justice equally for the highest and the lowest, that whilst the senate looked upon him as a stern consul, the plebeians regarded him as a lenient one.He held his ground against the tribunes more by personal authority than by active opposition. Five consulships marked by the same even tenor of conduct, a whole lifetime passed in a manner worthy of a consux, invested the man himself with almost more reverence than the office he filled. Whilst these two men were consuls there was no talk