he said , quite seriously . `` But it will only be till I win Gaul . One must always risk one 's life , or one 's soul , or one 's peace -- or some little thing . '' ` Allo passed round the fire with the sizzling deer 's meat . He served us two first . ' `` Ah ! '' said Maximus , waiting his turn . `` I perceive you are in your own country . Well , you deserve it . They tell me you have quite a following among the Picts , Parnesius . '' ' `` I have hunted with them , '' I said . `` Maybe I have a few friends among the Heather . '' ' `` He is the only armoured man of you all who understands us , '' said Allo , and he began a long speech about our virtues , and how we had saved one of his grandchildren from a wolf the year before . ' ` Had you ? ' said Una . ` Yes ; but that was neither here nor there . The little green man orated like a -- like Cicero . He made us out to be magnificent fellows . Maximus never took his eyes off our faces . ' `` Enough , '' he said .
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