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he/she would properly ask, Sylla returned the compliment conferring this
the great mark of distinction on him.
[Sidenote: Your rising fame.]
[Sidenote: the modesty of Pompey.]
Pompey proceeded to Rome and the fame of his/her enterprises the unusual one,
the charm of his/her person and manners and the great favor with Sylla
what he enjoyed, it raised him to a tall degree of distinction. He was not,
however, excited with the pride and the vanity that so young a man would be
been naturally waited for to exhibit such circumstances under. He was, on the
contrary, modest and without pretensions, and he acted in all the respects in such
way as to earn the approval and some kind concerns of everybody that you/they knew
him, as to excite their applause. There was an old general to
this time in Gaul--for all these events they took place you crave in front of the duration
of Caesar's countries in that country, and, in fact, in front of the
principle of his/her career succeeded in Rome--of who name was Metellus,
and what, or on account of his/her age that advances, or for of the other
reasons, were very inefficient and without success in its government. Sylla
proposed to replace Pompey sending him/it to happen. Pompey
he/she answered that it was not right to take the command from a man that it was this way
a lot of his/her superior in age and character but that, if Metellus desired for
his/her _assistance_ in the management of his/her command, he would proceed
Gaul and every service makes him/it in its power. When this answer was
brought to Metellus, he wrote to Pompey to come. Pompey accordingly
it went to Gaul, where he got the new victories, and it earned new and taller
you honor that before.
[Sidenote: An example.]
[Sidenote: Pompey grants the divorce to his/her wife.]
[Sidenote: Him the daughter-in-law of Sylla gets married him.]
These and the various anecdotes that report the ancient historians,
I/you/he/she conduct us to form very favorable ideas of the character of Pompey. Of the other
circumstances that happened, seem however, to furnish different