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Now it was the ninth hour. The carriage was still stuck motionless in the ditch. But to do nothing was boring Sextus, for he was an active boy. Therefore, he suddenly runs to the carriage and opens a chest. Then he takes a ball out of the chest.

"Do you want to play ball, Marcus?" he shouts. He immediately throws the ball to Marcus. Marcus catches it and sends it (back) to Sextus. Again and again the boys were throwing the ball, one to the other. Then Sextus, who always wants to annoy Cornelia, throws the ball as a prank and hits Cornelia.

Immediately Cornelia turns angrily toward her mother and shouts, " Why does Sextus always annoy me, mother? Why does he throw a ball at me? How trouble some a boy Sextus is!"

"Come to me, dearest," replies her mother and holds her daughter in an embrace. "Sextus was not intending to hit you. He is an active boy, a reckless boy, however he is not a wicked boy."

"But why does Sextus live with us?" asks Cornelia, who is still angry. "Why did Sextus's father send him to us?"

"Sextus's father is traveling to Asia. Because his father is away, it was necessary to leave behind Sextus in Italy. And so therefore, Because Sextus's father is your father's friend, Sextus remains with us."

"However, what about Sextus's mother?" asks the daughter. "Why does she not look after her son?"

"Alas!" replies Aurelia. "Sextus's mother, as you know now, is dead. Sextus does not have a mother." Cornelia was quiet, she was no longer moved to anger.

However at that very moment Sextus exclaims, "Do you want to play with us, Cornelia? Although you are a girl, perhaps you are able to throw the ball." While he was shouting, he was now laughing and running. Again Cornelia was angry, "Go away, troublesome boy!" she shouted. "I do not want to play ball.

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