said Dan . ` He meant Theodosius Emperor of Rome , who was the son of Theodosius the General under whom Maximus had fought in the old Pict War . The two men never loved each other , and when Gratian made the younger Theodosius Emperor of the East -LRB- at least , so I 've heard -RRB- , Maximus carried on the war to the second generation . It was his fate , and it was his fall . But Theodosius the Emperor is a good man . As I know . ' Parnesius was silent for a moment and then continued . ' I wrote back to Maximus that , though we had peace on the Wall , I should be happier with a few more men and some new catapults . He answered : `` You must live a little longer under the shadow of my victories , till I can see what young Theodosius intends . He may welcome me as a brother-Emperor , or he may be preparing an army . In either case I can not spare men just now . '' ` But he was always saying that , ' cried Una . ` It was true . He did not make excuses ; but thanks , as he said , to the news of his victories , we had no trouble on the Wall for a long , long time . The Picts grew fat as their own sheep among the heather , and as many of my men as lived were well exercised in their weapons . Yes , the Wall looked strong . For myself , I knew how weak we were . I knew that if even a false rumour of any defeat to Maximus broke loose among the Winged Hats , they might come down in earnest , and then -- the Wall must go ! For the Picts I never cared , but in those years I learned something of the strength of the Winged Hats . They increased their strength every day , but I could not increase my men .
XXXXX had emptied Britain behind us , and I felt myself to be a man with a rotten stick standing before a broken fence to turn bulls .
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