[The soldiers glance at one another, and make signs to one of them, Caius Marius, who replies for all, and thus says:
Caius Marius.
If thou hast marked, and with attentive eye,
Illustrious Commander of this force,
The upturned faces of the standers-by,
While listening to thy brief and grave discourse,
From some must thou have seen the colour fly,
In others deepen, stung with quick remorse;
Plain proof that fear and shame have both combined
To trouble and perplex each soldier's mind.