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    The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions
    The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions
    The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions
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    The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions

    By W. C. Firebaugh and Petronius Arbiter

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    Release dateNov 26, 2013
    The Satyricon — Volume 03: Encolpius and His Companions

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      The Satyricon — Volume 03 - W. C. Firebaugh

      THE SATYRICON of Petronius, Vol.3

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Satyricon, Vol. 3 (Encolpius and His

      Companions), by Petronius Arbiter

      This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with

      almost no restrictions whatsoever.  You may copy it, give it away or

      re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included

      with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.net

      Title: The Satyricon, Vol. 3 (Encolpius and His Companions)

      Author: Petronius Arbiter

      Release Date: May 22, 2004 [EBook #5220]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE SATYRICON, VOL. 3 ***

      Produced by David Widger

      THE SATYRICON OF

      PETRONIUS ARBITER

      Volume 3.

      Complete and unexpurgated translation by W. C. Firebaugh, in which are incorporated the forgeries of Nodot and Marchena, and the readings introduced into the text by De Salas.

      ILLUSTRATIONS

      Giton

      The Tell-tale Shoes

      Eumolpus

      Eumolpus Stoned

      The Inn-Keeper

      The Fight at the Inn

      THE SATYRICON OF

      PETRONIUS ARBITER

      Volume 3.

      BRACKET CODE

      (Forgeries of Nodot)

      [Forgeries of Marchena]

      {Additions of De Salas}

             DW

      VOLUME III.

      FURTHER ADVENTURES OF ENCOLPIUS AND HIS COMPANIONS

      CHAPTER THE SEVENTY-NINTH.

      There was no torch to light the way for us, as we wandered around, nor did the silence of midnight give promise of our meeting any wayfarer with a light; in addition to this, we were drunk and unfamiliar with the district, which would confuse one, even in daylight, so for the best part of a mortal hour we dragged our bleeding feet over all the flints and pieces of broken tile, till we were extricated, at last, by Giton's cleverness. This prudent youngster had been afraid of going astray on the day before, so he had taken care to mark all the pillars and columns with chalk. These marks stood out distinctly, even through the pitchy night, and by their brilliant whiteness pointed out the way for us as we wandered about. Nevertheless, we had no less cause for being in a sweat even when we came to our lodging, for the old woman herself had been sitting and swilling so long with her guests that even if one had set her afire, she would not have known it. We would have spent the night on the door-sill had not Trimalchio's courier come up in state, with ten wagons; he hammered on the door for a short time, and then smashed it in, giving us an entrance through the same breach. (Hastening to the sleeping-chamber, I went to bed with my brother and, burning with passion as I was, after such a magnificent dinner, I surrendered myself wholly to sexual gratification.)

      Oh Goddesses and Gods, that purple night

      How soft the couch! And we, embracing tight;

      With every wandering kiss our souls would meet!

      Farewell all mortal woes, to die were sweet

      But my self-congratulation was premature, for I was overcome with wine, and when my unsteady hands relaxed their hold, Ascyltos, that never-failing well-spring of iniquity, stole the boy away from me in the night and carried him to his own bed, where he wallowed around without restraint with a brother not his own, while the latter, not noticing the

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