CHAPTER VII.

1. Ablative of Cause: 245; H. 416. 2. Perfect Participles of Deponents: 135, b.; H. 231, 2.

1. At midnight archers and slingers were sent by Cæsar to the town.

2. On account of the assistance of the archers and slingers, the people in the town[1] had good hopes.

3. The enemy had no hope of taking[2] the town, because of the coming of Cæsar’s soldiers.

4. Cæsar, delaying[3] a little while, sent aid to Iccius.

5. The enemy, after laying waste the fields, hastened against Cæsar’s camp.

[NOTES.-- 1. people in the town: one word in Latin. 2. of taking: +expūgnandi+. 3. delaying: not present participle.]