Vinicius gave the order to send for Eunice, but declared that he had no thought of breaking his head over the stay in Antium.
"Let those break their heads who cannot live otherwise than in the rays of Caesar's favor. The world does not end on the Palatine, especially for those who have something else in their hearts and souls."
He said this so carelessly and with such animation and gladness that his whole manner struck Petronius; hence, looking for a time at him, he asked,—"What is taking place in thee? Thou art to-day as thou wert when wearing the golden bulla on thy neck."