Why do you stop?
Caesarius.
[With hesitation.] Sire—the late Empress’s reader, Hekebolius, is also among the accused.
Julian.
What!
Hekebolius.
I? Impossible!
Caesarius.
Accused of having accepted bribes from unworthy office-seekers——
Julian.
Why do you stop?
Caesarius.
[With hesitation.] Sire—the late Empress’s reader, Hekebolius, is also among the accused.
Julian.
What!
Hekebolius.
I? Impossible!
Caesarius.
Accused of having accepted bribes from unworthy office-seekers——
Julian.