Sagae Thessalae 4

Question 0

sine mora somnus tam profundus me repente demergit, ut ne deus quidem Delphicus ipse facile discernere posset ex duobus nobis iacentibus, quis esset magis mortuus.

Answer 0

Without delay, such a deep sleep suddenly overwhelms me that not even the god of Delphi himself could easily distinguish between the two of us lying there who was the more dead.

Question 1

mustela terga vertit et e cubiculo protinus exit.

Answer 1

The weasel turns its back and goes out from the bedroom straight away.

Question 2

tandem prima luce expergitus et magno pavore perterritus cadaver accurro, et admoto lumine revelatoque eius vultu, omnia diligenter inspicio: nihil deest.

Answer 2

At length, having been woken at dawn and utterly scared with great terror, I run up to the corpse and, bringing a light near and revealing his face, I examine everything carefully: nothing is missing.

Question 3

ecce uxor misera flens introrumpit: cadavere inspecto reddit sine mora praemium.

Answer 3

See, his poor wife bursts in weeping: having examined the corpse, she pays me my reward without hesitation.