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: +expûgnandi+.
3. delaying: not present participle.]