He shrank behind. These men being bidden seized

The servants; then we entered, and with us

Came the centurion. Within the room

Sat Agrippina with a single maid,

Who seeing the Admiral’s sword fled past us out:

At which the Augusta called to her, ’Dost thou,

Fulvia, desert me too?’ Then to the Admiral

She spoke. ’If here thou comest to enquire

From Cæsar of my health, know I am well,

Recovered from my shock, and little hurt.