"I think," he shouted, "that you are a marvel! I don't wonder that you
wanted to conceal this plan till the last possible moment. It is so good
that I already want to tell it to somebody, just to see his amazement. But
we'll keep your secret! And as to your plan, I'll risk it. No Gaul with a
drop of sporting blood in his veins would hesitate to embrace the
opportunity to try to carry out so ingenious, so promising a plan.
"And you don't need a second plan or third plan. This plan, under my
leadership, is certain to succeed."
At this a scrawny, tow-headed, long-armed, long-legged fellow sprang to
his feet.
"I don't agree with that at all," he vociferated.
"Just because the first plan pleases Caburus is no reason why we should
not hear the other two plans also."
This utterance started a long discussion, from which Agathemer and I
learned nothing except that there was much insubordination among the men
following Maternus and that the scrawny objector was named Torix.
The upshot of the discussion was a general agreement that Maternus ought
to disclose all three plans.
Maternus then resumed:
"The second plan is already known to Cossedo and it need not be known to
anyone else, as he alone is concerned and he, if Caburus decides not to
make his attempt, will attempt his alone, without any assistance from
anyone and without endangering anyone else; in fact without endangering
himself.
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