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"A fresh misfortune has occurred," was the greeting with which Beric's mother met him on his return home. "Prasutagus is dead; and this is not the worst, he has left half his estates to the Roman Emperor."
"To the Roman Emperor! " Beric repeated; "is it possible, mother?"