Nephew, it gains not by thy rhetoric.
Lat. But Nero, sir, is held thy pupil, and thou
In part discredited,—nay, none but thou
Since Burrus died.
Sen.Well, well: but Burrus’ death
Hath halved my power, and left the lesser half
Helpless in isolation.
Lat.That’s a fact.
We come, my lord, to bid thee join thy hand
With them that look to thee. There’s Fænius Rufus,