"Take me with thee!" sighed Cethegus.
But the demigod replied:
"I can scarcely see thee from this height. Thou art too small! Thou canst not follow me."
And it seemed to Cethegus that a thunderbolt fell and shattered the roof of his house. With a crash the beams fell upon him, burying him under the ruins. The statue of Cæsar also broke and fell.
And crash after crash echoed through the place.
Cethegus woke, sprang up, and looked around in bewilderment.
CHAPTER XI.
The sound continued.
It was real--no dream! Blow after blow fell thundering against the door of his house.
Cethegus caught up his helm and sword.