Название: Sanders of the River
Автор: Edgar Wallace
Издательство: Bookwire
Жанр: Языкознание
isbn: 4057664108265
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He found the reinforcements his pigeon had brought, but they were unnecessary now.
"It beats me," he confessed to Carter, telling the story; "but we'll get out the stone; it might furnish an explanation. Centurions—bah!"
The stone, exposed in the light of day, was of greyish granite, such as Sanders did not remember having seen before.
"Here are the 'devil marks,'" he said, as he turned it over. "Possibly—whew!"
No wonder he whistled, for closely set were a number of printed characters; and Carter, blowing the dust, saw—
"MARIUS ET AUGUSTUS
CENT … … … NERO
IMPERAT. … . IN DEUS
. … . DULCE."
That night, with great labour, Sanders, furbishing his rusty Latin, and filling in gaps, made a translation:
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