while these proceedings were taking place at Veil，the Citadel and Capitol of Rome were in imminent danger. The Gauls had either noticed the footprints left by the messenger from Veii, or ad themselves discovered a comparatively easy， ascent up， the clix to the temple of Carmentis. Choosing a night, when there was a faint glimmer of .light, they sent an unarmed man in advance to trv the road:then handine one another their arms J，、J where the path was difficult, and supporting each other or dragging each other up as the ground required, they finally reached the summit. So silent had their movements been七ha七 not only were they unnoticed by the sentinels, but they did not even wake the. dogs, ananimalp animalPeculiarly sensitive to nocturnalanimal sounds. But they did not escape the notice of the geese, Which were sacred to J uno and had peen left untouched in spite of the extremely scanty supply of food. This proved the safety of the garrison, for their clamour and the noise of their wings aroused M. Manlius the distinzuished soldier, who had been consul. v r three years before. He snatched up h" h 1S weaDons and ran towea call the rest to aims .and while the rest 」似ingDa饮九e stxuchung pace. with the boss of his shield a Gaul. who had got a foothold on the summit and knocked him down.He fell on those behind and their upset them, and Manlius slew others who had laid asideweapons and were clinging to the rocks with their hands.this time others had joined hire, and they began to dislodgenemy with volleys of stones and javelins till the whole By e the body fell helplessly down to the bottom., - when the uproar had died away, the remainder of the night was given to sleep, as far as was, possiDie under such dlsturoing circumstances, whilst their peril, tnougn past, still made them anxious. At aayoreaic the soldiers were summoned by sound of trumpet to a council in the presence of the tribunes。when the due rewards for good conduct anal for bad would be awarded.was commended for his bravery, and rewarc First, Manlius l. not by the tribunes alone but by the soldiers as a body. or every man brought to hint， atw r }坪s quarters, which were inr r . 6 Citadel. half a pound ox meal and a quarterw r } .。‘a， pint of wine.r w seunn much. lout the scarcity made it an ove7 and contributed in honour of that one man what had to be taken from his necessaries of life. Next, the sentinels who had been on duty at the spot where the enemy had climbed up without their noticing it were called forward. Q. Sulpicius, the consular tribune, declared that he should punish them. all by martial law: ;He was, however, deterred from this course by the shouts of the soldiers、who all agreed in throwinz the blame upon one man. As there was no ciouot of Ills guns, n.e was amidst general auDroval tuna from the toil of the cliff. A stricter watch was now Xept on uoth sides:by the txauls because it iiaci oecome .mown that messengers were passing