ille nec aspectum vulgi, nec fida tyranni colloquia aut coetus procerum perferre, sed atra sede tegi, et superum clausus negat acta fateri (te pudor et curae retinent per rura, Melampu): bissenos premit ora dies populumque ducesque extrahit incertis.
He endures not the sight of the multitude nor confidential talk with the ruler nor gatherings of the notables, but hiding cloistered in his dark abode refuses to divulge the doings of the High Ones. (Melampus shame and anxiety hold back in the countryside.) For twice six days he keeps his mouth closed, racking people and leaders with uncertainty.
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