et cuidam praetereunti ‘quid hoc’ inquam ‘audio? hic mortui solent aufugere?’ ‘tace,’
respondit ille. ‘nam puer et satis peregrinus es, meritoque nescis in Thessalia te
esse, ubi sagae ora mortuorum semper demorsicant, quae sunt illis artis magicae
supplementa.’
Apuleius, sagae Thessalae, lines 7–13
(a) hic mortui solent aufugere? (line 1): what question did Thelyphron ask the passer‑by?
(b) nam puer … in Thessalia te esse (lines 2–3): how do you think Thelyphron was feeling when the
passer‑by spoke these words to him? Give a reason for your answer.
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