TARPEIA
TherewasonceagirlnamedTarpeia，whosefatherwasguardoftheoutergateofthecitadelofRome。Itwasatimeofwar，——theSabineswerebesiegingthecity。Theircampwascloseoutsidethecitywall。
TarpeiausedtoseetheSabinesoldierswhenshewenttodrawwaterfromthepublicwell，forthatwasoutsidethegate。Andsometimesshestayedaboutandletthestrangementalkwithher，becauseshelikedtolookattheirbrightsilverornaments。TheSabinesoldiersworeheavysilverringsandbraceletsontheirleftarms，——someworeasmanyasfourorfive。
Thesoldiersknewshewasthedaughterofthekeeperofthecitadel，andtheysawthatshehadgreedyeyesfortheirornaments。Sodaybydaytheytalkedwithher，andshowedhertheirsilverrings，andtemptedher。AndatlastTarpeiamadeabargain，tobetrayhercitytothem。
Shesaidshewouldunlockthegreatgateandletthemin，IFTHEYWOULDGIVEHERWHATTHEYWORE