Badami Claude, The War of Gauls

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[...] I love Helvetians! Second boy do you think she might stay here? First boy I certainly do think it! I wanna marry her! Second boy you? are you just a fool? she's about twenty, and you're but eleven years old! First boy I know I can marry her: I made love with a fourteen year old girl last week! Second boy why! where did you do it? 163 First boy near the lake, down there; behind a big tree, there was kind of a hole in it, and we got in, and I touched her eyes and her mouth! [...]

[...] and one day that woman will be our love of all! that's what I say! All men and women of the crowd depart, silently - 40 - VERCINGETORIX takes ILLORA's hand and helps her up. Vercingetorix stand up! Illora thank you, Vercingetorix! I know I should have been worth being your wife! but I'm not! and this is my fate! wanting to be the one I cannot be! but I know you know me, Vercingetorix, and you'll allow me to live and help you! [...]

[...] but you have been fed with the milk of goats, and I am out of a dragon's mouth, Ambiorix! look! VERCINGETORIX blows a flame out his mouth. The men are startled. Dumnorix he's got magic! Ambiorix his wife has given him! A man seated on a trunk speaks up. MAN let's kill her! Vercingetorix kill me first! VERCINGETORIX blows another flame. All the men stand back. Vercingetorix see you tomorrow! 100 - 34 - Sun rises up. Birds are heard singing by the tent of Vercingetorix. As he wakes up, Ida is looking at him. [...]

[...] He is tall, meagre, and has a sharp face. Caesar who are you? Lieutenant Flavius I'm lieutenant Flavius Caesar what is fear, lieutenant, can you tell us? Lieutenant Flavius I think that fear is a stuff that comes in your body, like a disease, and some men are not curable, and some others are. Caesar do you think that man is curable? Lieutenant Flavius no, Caesar! CAESAR swings his sword a little aside, then he swings it back forcefully, and cuts off MARCUS' head. [...]

[...] it's enough, we have enough of him! Crowd yeo! Vercingetorix we know that Caesar is near, and we're going to crush those fucking Romans! Crowd yeo, yeo! 260 The crowd is becoming nervous about moving their weapons about. Vercingetorix now we just run thru that land till we reach Caesar and his troops and when we've reached them, we kill all of them! The crowd of Gauls turns back and they all rushed ahead. The army of CAESAR is marching on steadily but with quick paces; both armies are seen going one against the other, and when they see each other coming, CAESAR rides back quicky and talks to the rear: Caesar now you, the fourth line, you come around that hill and you assault the Gauls by the rear! [...]