Arria 2

Question 1

Praeclarum quidem illud factum eiusdem, ferrum stringere, perfodere pectus, extrahere pugionem, porrigere marito, addere vocem immortalem ac paene divinam: ‘Paete, non dolet.’

Answer 1

Indeed remarkable was the deed of the same woman, to draw a sword, to stab her breast, to pull out the dagger, to offer it to her husband, to add the immortal and almost god like words ‘Paetus, it doesn’t hurt.’