ille Sychaeum impius ante aras atque auri caecus amore clam ferro incautum superat, securus amorum germanae; factumque diu celavit et aegram multa malus simulans vana spe lusit amantem.
The king, impiously before the altars and blinded by lust for gold, strikes down Sychaeus unawares by stealthy blow, without a thought for his sisters love; and for long he hid the deed, and by many a pretence cunningly cheated the lovesick bride with empty hope.