Helvia

Although Aulus had called Helvia 'fairly stupid', she must have deduced that I was a dangerous dog who might froth at the mouth if spoken to.

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In an essay written in the 40s, while he was in temporary exile under the reign of the emperor Nero, the Stoic philosopher Seneca commanded his mother, Helvia, not to be one of those women who grieves for the rest of her life.

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Helvia had chosen to travel with Seven Sights because she wanted to meet new men.

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Looking over from where she sat with Helvia, Helena found her voice, stopping the flow of stories with this deadpan jest.

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They glanced around for the least awful spot to sit, though without making it obvious; then they politely shared with Helvia.

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'Well, if Marinus is defrauding rich victims, I'd be worried about Helvia — but it looks as if he has checked her out and finds her too poor.'

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We joked that since Helvia was in the same position, many would think that a neat solution.

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Helvia had gone fluttery and Sertorius Niger kept striding about in search of somebody to complain to.

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Now that I knew I should distrust the air of muddled innocence, Helvia seemed a much more intriguing character.

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Then came the widow Helvia, neatly dressed in white with her impressive necklace (which we had seen before) and a new bangle; she angled this on her plump arm so that we would all notice it, giving a small smile to Marinus as if it were a gift from him that pleased her.

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