hic licet multi complexibus tuorum tripudiantes adhaerescerent, in te maximus tamen laetitiae popularis impetus congerebatur; tandemque in turbam inermem quidem veneras sed de qua te nec armatus evolveres; ferebasque nimirum eleganter ineptias gratulantum et, dum inruentum tumultuoso diriperis amplexu, eo condicionis accesseras piissimus publici amoris interpres ut necesse esset illi uberiorem referre te gratiam qui tibi liberiorem fecisset iniuriam.
Then, though many, as they danced for joy, hugged your followers in a close embrace, still the main impact of the popular exultation was concentrated upon you. True, you had at last come into the midst of an unarmed crowd, but, armed though you were, it was a crowd from which you could not escape. To be sure, you bore the stupidities of your welcomers with a good grace, and although you were being torn in pieces by the riotous embrace of the throng that swooped upon you, your loyal heart had recognised the universal affection beneath it all, and you had brought yourself to such a frame of mind that you felt bound to make the most cordial acknowledgment to the man who did you the most outrageous violence.
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