Back to the Villa

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Back to the Villa

• By Cincinnatus Gallagher

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Eramus Romae breve tempus, ubi consulebamus et
ibamus ad villam.

• We were in Rome for a short time, when we were
  consulting and were going to the villa.

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Ponimus cistas in raeda, ita possumus relinquere
urbem.

• We put the chests in the carriage, so we are able
  to leave behind the city.

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Deinde sedebamus in raeda, et faciebamus iter.

• Then we were sitting in the carriage, and we were
  making a journey.

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Eramus diu in raeda quod erat iter longum.

• We were in the carriage for a long time because
  it was a long journey.

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Dormiebant omnes, sed ego non poteram dormire.
Deinde undecima hora poteramus videre Flaviae
villam.

• They were all sleeping, but I was not able to
  sleep. Then at the eleventh hour we were able to
  see Flavias villa.

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Sumus laetae videre servos et ancillas
laborantes, et Davus verberant baculo servos et
ancillas.

• We were happy to see the slaves and slave-women
  working, and Davus was beating the slaves and
  slave-women with his stick.

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Davus salutat nos risu laeto. Deinde Davus magna
ira clamat ad servos et ancillas, Laborate!
Etiam nolite laborare!

• Davus welcomes us with a happy laugh. Then Davus
  with an angry voice shouts at the slaves and
  slave-women, Work! Even if you do not wish to
  work!

Laborate! Etiam nolite laborare!
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Est bonus esse ad villam. Sum laetus esse in
cubiculo iterum.

• It is good to be at the villa. I am happy to be
  in my room again.