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" We should like to make peace with the Roman people , " they said , " and we are sure , that , if your rulers at home knew how the war is going , they would be glad to make peace with us . We will set you free and let you go home , if you will agree to do as we say . " " What is that ? " asked Regulus . " In the first place , " they said , " you must tell the Romans about the battles which you have lost , and you must make it plain to them that they have not gained anything by the war . In the second place , you must promise us , that , if they will not make peace , you will come back to your prison . " " Very well , " said Regulus , " I promise you , that , if they will not make peace , I will come back to prison . " And so they let him go ; for they knew that a great Roman would keep his word . When he came to Rome , all the people greeted him gladly . His wife and children were very happy , for they thought that now they would not be parted again . The white - haired Fathers who made the laws for the city came to see him . They asked him about the war . " I was sent from Carthage to ask you to make peace , " he said . " But it will not be wise to make peace . True , we have been beaten in a few battles , but our army is gaining ground every day . The people of Carthage are afraid , and well they may be . Keep on with the war a little while longer , and Carthage shall be yours . As for me , I have come to bid my wife and children and Rome farewell . To - morrow I will start back to Carthage and to prison ; for I have promised . " Then the Fathers tried to persuade him to stay . " Let us send another man in your place , " they said . " Shall a Roman not keep his word ? " answered Regulus . " I am ill , and at the best have not long to live . I will go back , as I promised . " His wife and little children wept , and his sons begged him not to leave them again . " I have given my word , " said Regulus . " The rest will be taken care of . " Then he bade them good - by , and went bravely back to the prison and the cruel death which he expected . This was the kind of courage that made Rome the greatest city in the world . CORNELIA'S JEWELS . It was a bright morning in the old city of Rome many hundred years ago . In a vine - covered summer - house in a beautiful garden , two boys were standing . They were looking at their mother and her friend , who were walking among the flowers and trees . " Did you ever see so handsome a lady as our mother's friend ? " asked the younger boy , holding his tall brother's hand . " She looks like a queen . " " Yet she is not so beautiful as our mother , " said the elder boy . " She has a fine dress , it is true ; but her face is not noble and kind . It is our mother who is like a queen . "
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