Book 2 — Chapter VII.
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Chapter VII.
1. Ablative of Cause: 245; H. 416.
2. Perfect Participles of Deponents: 135, b.; H. 231, 2.
1. At midnight archers and slingers were sent by Cæsar to the town.
2. On account of the assistance of the archers and slingers, the people in the town1 had good hopes.
3. The enemy had no hope of taking2 the town, because of the coming of Cæsar’s soldiers.
4. Cæsar, delaying3 a little while, sent aid to Iccius.
5. The enemy, after laying waste the fields, hastened against Cæsar’s camp.
Notes.— 1 people in the town: one word in Latin. 2 of taking: expūgnandi. 3 delaying: not present participle.