Sen. Who then?

Fla. (advancing). Hail, Cæsar, hail!

Sen.Why, man, what’s this?

Fla. We choose thee Cæsar.

Luc.We crown thee.

Lat.Hail, great Cæsar!

Sen. Me! madmen, me! Cæsar! me! I am retired . . .

And—oh! no—never. Who hath chosen me?

Is this thy folly, nephew, when thou tell’st me

My friends decrease?