Lydonsighed，shruggedhisshoulders，andremainedsilent。Meanwhilethecommongazerslistenedwithstaringeyesandlipsapart：thegladiatorswereobjectsofinterestaswellasthebeasts——theywereanimalsofthesamespecies；sothecrowdglancedfromonetotheother——themenandthebrutes——whisperingtheircommentsandanticipatingthemorrow。
’Well！’saidLydon，turningaway，’IthankthegodsthatitisnotthelionorthetigerIamtocontendwith；evenyou，Niger，areagentlercombatantthanthey。’
’Butequallydangerous，’saidthegladiator，withafiercelaugh；andthebystanders，admiringhisvastlimbsandferociouscountenance，laughedtoo。
’Thatasitmaybe，’answeredLydon，carelessly，ashepressedthroughthethrongandquittedtheden。
’Imayaswelltakeadvantageofhisshoulders，’thoughttheprudentSosia，hasteningtofollowhim：’thecrowdalwaysgivewaytoagladiator，soI