Wehad，inthiscopse，averylongcontestaboutmyransom，whichtheysetsohigh，thatitwasmanifestthatIwasnotknowntothem。Theywere，moreover，inaverygreatdebateaboutmylife;and，intruth，therewerevariouscircumstancesthatclearlyshowedthedangerIwasin:
\"Tuncanimisopus，AEnea，tuncpectorefirmo。\"
[Then，AEneas，thereisneedofcourage，ofafirmheart。\"
——AEneid，vi。261。]
Istillinsisteduponthetruce，toowillingtheyshouldhavethegainofwhattheyhadalreadytakenfromme，whichwasnottobedespised，withoutpromiseofanyotherransom。Aftertwoorthreehoursthatwehadbeeninthisplace，andthattheyhadmountedmeuponahorsethatwasnotlikelytorunfromthem，andcommittedmetotheguardoffifteenortwentyharquebusiers，anddispersedmyservantstoothers，havinggivenorderthattheyshouldcarryusawayprisonersseveralways，andI