[45.5] mīlitem . . . paenitēre: ‘the soldiers began to be less discontented with (i.e. to be more confident of),’ etc. For the construction, see [p. 28, n. 7].

[45.6] dēligāta . . . incendī = dēligārī et incendī.

[45.7] Why abl.?

[45.8] reor.

[45.9] Render by a noun: ‘sluggard.’

[45.10] See Vocab., [magister].

[45.11] indirect discourse, dependent on the verb of saying suggested by crīminandō.

[45.12] Indirect object with aequāvit, which = aequum fēcit.

[46.1] abl. of specification.

[46.2] aequō animō is an abl. of manner ([p. 41, n. 10]), and = ‘patiently.’