Seneca to your Cæsar.

Tig.I thank thee, sire.

He dies to-night; or shall we wait to have him

Compose the palliation?

[Exit Tig.

Ner.Jest not; ’tis done.

Pop. You have talked too long, Nero; come in & rest.

Ner. He was my tutor once, and once I loved him.

Pop. You might have done it with a nod.

Ner.He is old: