IX.

#Causal clauses with _cum_; purpose clauses with _ut_.#

1. Since his brother had been killed, Brutus feared the same fate, for

he was a young man of great sagacity. 2. He set out for Delphi with

Tarquin's sons. 3. When they had consulted the oracle, they returned to

Rome. 4. The Romans chose Brutus and Collatinus, the son of the sister

of Tarquin the Elder, consuls. 5. As the sons of Brutus were traitors,

they were put to death. 6. In order to regain[1] his throne, Tarquin

undertook war. 7. Brutus, who had gone ahead with the cavalry to[2]

reconnoitre,[2] met the enemy. 8. Brutus and Aruns fell in the first

charge. 9. Since one consul had been slain, the other returned to the

city alone.

[Footnotes:

1: See p. 1, l. 3 and n. 5.

2: Express in two ways; cf. l. 30, and #ageret#, l. 26.]

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