Notes

When the carriage descends into the ditch, everything falls. However, no one falls out of the carriage. Soon everyone descends out of the carriage into the road worried, but unhurt. Cornelius, although he is glad because everyone is unhurt, he scolds the miserable coachman. "Come one, Syrus!" "Don't be idle!" He pulled the carriage out of the ditch immediately.
Therefore Syrus urges on the horses. The horses dragged the carriage strenuously, but in vain. The carriage stays motionless in the ditch. Syrus is not able to move it.
"Oh wicked!" says Cornelius. "It is your fault the carriage is in the the ditch. What were you doing when the light two wheeled carriage was approaching? Were you sleeping?"
Sextus interupts, "Syrus was not sleeping, but he was going peacefully through the road when the light two wheeled carriage was approaching.
Marcus and I were watching the light two wheeled carriage, because it was approaching quickly. The courier was turning the horses toward our carriage. The danger was great. Syrus was able to avoid the light two wheeled carriage and now we are all unhurt because Syrus was driving the carriage with great skill."
Then Cornelius asks, "Marcus, were you watching the light two wheeled carriage when it was approaching?" "Yes indeed, father!" Marcus responds. "I was observing everything. It was the couriers fault, not Syrus's. Syrus was drving the carriage with great skill." But Cornelius, moved with great anger, grabs a stick and beats the miserable coachman.