dry. At once the doors are burst and the black den laid 35
bare, and the plundered oxen, the spoil that his oath had
disclaimed, are exposed to light, and the hideous carcase
is dragged out by the heels. The gazers look unsatisfied
on those dreadful eyes, those grim features, the shaggy
breast of the half bestial monster, and the extinguished
furnace of his throat. Since then grateful acknowledgments
have been paid, and the men of younger time have
joyfully observed the day: foremost among them Potitius, 5
founder of the ceremony, and the Pinarian house, custodian