I felt angry and ashamed . ' `` Oh , you 'll soon outgrow that sort of nonsense , '' he answered . `` But do n't let me interfere with your hopes . Go on to the Statue of Roma Dea . You ca n't miss it . The main road into Valentia ! '' and he laughed and rode off . I could see the statue not a quarter of a mile away , and there I went . At some time or other the Great North Road ran under it into Valentia ; but the far end had been blocked up because of the Picts , and on the plaster a man had scratched , `` Finish ! '' It was like marching into a cave . We grounded spears together , my little thirty , and it echoed in the barrel of the arch , but none came . There was a door at one side painted with our number . We prowled in , and I found a cook asleep , and ordered him to give us food . Then I climbed to the top of the Wall , and looked out over the Pict country , and I -- thought , ' said Parnesius . ` The bricked-up arch with `` Finish ! '' on the plaster was what shook me , for I was not much more than a boy . ' ` What a shame ! ' said Una . ` But did you feel happy after you 'd had a good -- ' Dan stopped her with a nudge . ` Happy ? '
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