The Gauls for their part wereastonishment at so sudden and extraordin4,铆 first they did not dare to move from the spot, as though puzzled 妙吵at加d happen映.then. they began to fear a surprise, at last协ey beg叩to despoil垫e电ad, and, as th瞥custom ].s, to pile up the arms in heaps. Finally, as no hostile movement was 弓j L 1vy anywhere visible, they commenced their march and reached The cavalry, who bad ridden on in front, reported that the gates were not shut, there were no pickets on guard in front of them, no troops on the walls. This second sunrise, as extraordinary as the previous one, held them back, and fearing a nocturnal conflict in the streets of an unknown City, they halted and bivouacked betweenRome and the Anio.Reconnoitring parties were sent out to examine the circuit of the wars rana the other gates, ana to ascertain what plans their enemies were forming in切exr desperate pIx,)rht. As for the长omans, since the greater number had fed from the6e工d in the direction of V eii instead of xome., it was universally believed that the only survivors were those who had found er n. refuge in. Rome, and the mourning for all who were lost, whethliving or dead, filled the whole City with the cries of lamentatioBut the sounds of private grief were stilled by the general terrwhen it was announced that the enemy were at land. Present Or ly 吵y业and w琴件，war-whoops， ofI, s Y,户e， squad吧”.wery吵ei州as theyroae rouria the walls, fill the time unto the next o,ays 办。just before sunset they、 thou.,.沙t吵 enemy would attack because there was not much daylight left; ““dthen. when.， nightw w It ,. It was fallen. th ey imagined that the attack was aciayeel ull Men to create all the greater terror. ,VIinally, the approach of the next day r， de护v叫thenw " M?乡thex拼en” es;.,卿iatrance oftid. w ,.卜 t zc c;fthe enemy's stanaaras within thegates was the areaaaxul climax to fears that had known no respite. 少ut叫through that night叩d the. 101少wi臀甘妙the。 citizens atorded an utter contrast to those who had 'tied in such terror at，the AZia Realising the hopelessness of, attempting.and,. defence of the Uzty with the small numbers that were left, they decided that the men of military age and the able-bodied amongst.w 11恤senatorsI-,% " .即uld,ti呼th te4呼r wives andti w r+.哪ldren, withdraw into me Cztaaei and ytnet Capitol, yang after冬 ettin橄 in stores oz arms and provisions, should froze that zortxned position defend their ,gods, themselves, and the 扩eat earn, e of双ome. 'the FYamen and priestesses of Vesta Were七0 carry the sacred things of the State far away froze the bloodshed and, the ;ire, and their sacred quit should not be abandoned。。long as a since erson survived to observe it. 钧厂C apitol the bo deo f if ，.，一I mind of the narionai poncy一 survivedti r呼impenw热g， ruin of theT City, then. the loss of the7 . 1 . . r1 -. crowd ox oici men left behind in the Uity could be easily borne: ，，。二。.‘一一J_二 in any case, tney wn1 ti " .叮e certaxn to perish._’和reconcile the aged plebeians to their Late, the men who had been consuls and. enjoyed triumphs gave out that they would meet their fate side