e rosy clouds were floating in the eastern sky and were mirrored
in the lake.

With the folds of his dark mantle around him, his white locks
fluttering, his head crowned with a shining white helmet, Hariowald's
tall figure stood forth in strong relief against the sky, as he
remained at the helm erect and motionless, his spear flung over his
shoulder. So the ship and her helmsman gradually vanished beyond the
sight of the eyes watching them intently from the northern shore.

Rignomer, peering from behind his sail, also saw and recognized him.
"They can upbraid me as much as they please," he muttered. "Where is
Brinno, who tried to oppose him? They can say what they choose. Even
though in human form, it is still _he_!"

CHAPTER LVII.

But the Batavian was suddenly startled from his mythological studies.
He heard from the east a shout in German: "Romans! Romans! On them!"
and saw a boat filled with Alemanni steer toward them.

"Quick! Disperse in every direction!" he called, and the boats
containing the fugitives scattered. He soon lost sight of two, which
attracted the attention of the pursuers and were driven by the Germans
out upon the lake toward the south. He himself steered and rowed at the
same time, assisted by several soldiers, close in to the shore
westward, where by good fortune he reached a small patch of rushes,
among which he hid the boat; the second one, containing Decius, soon
joined him.

From this place Ausonius, who by Saturninus's order was watching the
shore to see if they could rescue any fugitive Romans, perceived by the
dim light of morning the figure of a girl in a gleaming white robe, who
was running at her utmost speed straight toward the boats. He already
thought he recognized Bissula when her cry fell upon his ear: "Adalo,
Alemanni, help Bissula!" He also saw a horseman dashing in furious
pursuit down the hill. He ordered the men to row quickly shoreward.
Prosper, even Rignomer, hesitated. "My lord," the latter warned him,
"they will murder us all!"

"No matter! Bissula! It is for Bissula!"

Then Rignomer instantly obeyed. Hidden behind his sail he had not seen
the young girl, and could not hear her; but now he turned the helm, and
sent the boat with the speed of lightning toward the shore, at the same
time urging the soldiers to row with all their might. The rest of the
men now recognized the fugitive, and so the rescuers came just in time
to save her