5. Chorea  had  been  in  the  army  a  long  time,
yet  was  he  not  pleased  with  conversing  so  much
with  Caius ;  but  Caius  had  set  him  to  require
the  tributes,  and  other  dues,  which,  v/hen  not
paid  in  due  time,  were  forfeited  to  Caesar's  trea-
sury ;  and  he  had  made  some  delays  in  requiring
them,  because  those  burdens  had  been  doubled;
and  had  rather  indulged  his  own  mild  disposition
than  performed  Caius's  command  ;  nay,  indeed,
he  provoked  Caius  to  anger  by  his  sparing  men,
and  pitying  the  hard  fortunes  of  those  from
whom  he  demanded  the  taxes ;  and  Caius  up-
braided him  with  his  sloth  and  effeminacy  in
being  so  long  about  collecting  the  taxes ;  and
indeed  he  did  not  only  affront  him  in  other  re-
spects, but  when  he  gave  him  the  watch-word
of  the  day,  to  whom  it  was  to  he  given  by  his
place,  he  gave  him  feminine  words,  and  those  of
a  nature  very  repi'oachf ul ;  and  these  watch-
words he  gave  out,  as  having  been  initiated  in
the  secrets  of  certain  mysteries  which  he  had
been  himself  the  author  of. Now,  although  he
had  sometimes  put  on  woman's  clothes,  and  had
been  wrapt  in  some  embroidered  garments  to
them  belonging,  and  done  a  great  many  other
things  in  order  to  make  the  company  mistake
him  for  a  woman ;  yet  did  he,  by  way  of  re-
proach, object  the  hke  womanish  behaviour  to
Cherea. But  when  Cherea  received  the  watch-
word from  him,  he  had  indignation  at  it,  but
had  greater  indignation  at  the  delivery  of  it  to
others,  as  being  laughed  at  by  those  that  re-
ceived it ;  insomuch  that  his  fellow-tribunes
made  him  the  subject  of  their  drollery ;  for  they
would  foretell  that  he  w-iuld  bring  them  some  of
his  usual  watch-word?  <7hen  he  was  about  to
take  the  watch-word  .rom  Cajsar,  and  would
thereby  make  him  ridiculous  ;  on  which  account
he  took  the  courage  of  assuming  certain  partners
to  him,  as  having  just  reasons  for  his  indignation
against  Caius. Now  there  was  one  Pompedius,
a  senator,  and  one  who  had  gone  through  almost
all  posts  in  the  government,  but  otherwise  an
Epicurean,  and  for  that  reason  loved  to  lead  an
inactive  life. 