hunc simul aspexit: Oro ut inprudentiae des primum veniam; deinde si pulchre vides quam non conveniens aurum sit vitae meae, respondeas clementer: quem fructum capis hoc ex labore, quodve tantum est praemium ut careas somno et aevum in tenebris exigas? Nullum inquit ille, verum hoc ab summo mihi love adtributum est.
As soon as he saw him, he began to speak: I beg your pardon, first of all, for this unintentional intrusion; beyond that, since you see well enough how unsuited gold is to my way of life, kindly answer me this question: What profit do you get from this toil, or what reward does it bring so great as to induce you to go without sleep and wear away your life in the dark? No reward at all, said the dragon, but this task has been assigned to me by Jupiter the most high.
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