6.1 Marcus Marcus Valerius Valerius investigātor investigator perītus skilled in in urbe city Rōmā Rome habitābat lived quī who mystēria mysteries difficilia difficult solvere to solve solēbat was accustomed
6.2 Ūnō on one diē day māne in morning mātrōna matron nōbilis noble Līvia Livia lacrimāns weeping ad to eum him vēnit came quod because Larēs Lares pretiōsī precious ē from domō house suā her sublātī stolen erant were
6.3 Larēs Lares aurī of gold et and argentī silver factī made ā by maiōribus ancestors relictī left erant were quī who domum house familiamque and family prōtegēbant were protecting
6.4 Marcus Marcus statim immediately ad to domum house Līviae of Livia profectus set out est was ut so that locum place sceleris of crime inspiceret he might inspect
6.5 In in ātriō atrium domūs of house nūlla no signa signs effractiōnis of breaking in vīdit he saw sed but parvās small particulas particles cerae of wax in on pavīmentō floor cōnspexit spotted
6.6 Līvia Livia nārrāvit told sē herself hesternā yesterday nocte night sonitum sound audīvisse to have heard sed but nihil nothing suspicātam having suspected esse to be
6.7 Marcus Marcus servōs slaves omnēs all interrogāre to question coepit began et and ūnus one ex from eīs them nervōsus nervous vidēbātur seemed
6.8 Servus slave nōmine by name Gaius Gaius tremēns trembling dīxit said sē himself virum man ignōtum unknown prope near domum house vīdisse to have seen
6.9 Subitō suddenly Marcus Marcus in in vestigiīs footprints virī of man particulas particles eiusdem of same cerae wax recognōvit recognized quam which in in ātriō atrium invēnerat he had found
6.10 Vestigia footprints per through viās streets angustās narrow secutus having followed ad to tabernam shop cerāriī of wax-maker pervēnit arrived
6.11 Cerārius wax-maker senex old man prīmō at first negāvit denied sed but cum when Marcus Marcus cerās waxes novās new in in officiā workshop vīdisset had seen suspiciōnem suspicion habēre to have coepit began
6.12 Tandem finally cerārius wax-maker cōnfessus having confessed est is sē himself ā by Laribus Lares imitandīs to be imitated pecūniam money facere to make
6.13 Marcus Marcus intellēxit understood hominem man callidum clever Larēs Lares vērōs true furātum stolen esse to be et and simulācra copies cērea waxen eōrum their locō in place posuisse to have placed
6.14 In in cellā storeroom sēcrētā secret post behind tabernam shop Larēs Lares vērōs true aurum gold argentumque and silver fulgentēs shining invēnit found
6.15 Cerārius wax-maker catēnīs with chains vinctus bound et and ad to carcerem prison ductus led est was ubi where poenam punishment meritam deserved exspectābat was awaiting
6.16 Larēs Lares pretiōsī precious domum to house Līviae of Livia redditī returned sunt were et and in in locō place honōris of honor rūrsus again positī placed
6.17 Līvia Livia magnō with great gaudiō joy Marcō to Marcus grātiās thanks ēgit gave et and eum him aurea golden corōnā with crown praemiāvit rewarded
6.18 Fāma fame Marcī of Marcus investigātōris investigator per through tōtam whole urbem city diffūsa spread est was et and multī many auxilium help eius his petēbant were seeking
6.19 Posteā afterwards Marcus Marcus semper always dīcēbat was saying vēritātem truth in in particuilis small details minimīs smallest cēlārī to be hidden
6.20 Larēs Lares autem however iterum again familiam family Līviae of Livia fēlīciter happily prōtegēbant were protecting et and domus house benedīctiōnibus with blessings plēna full erat was
6.1 Marcus Valerius investigātor perītus in urbe Rōmā habitābat quī mystēria difficilia solvere solēbat.
6.2 Ūnō diē māne mātrōna nōbilis Līvia lacrimāns ad eum vēnit quod Larēs pretiōsī ē domō suā sublātī erant.
6.3 Larēs aurī et argentī factī ā maiōribus relictī erant quī domum familiamque prōtegēbant.
6.4 Marcus statim ad domum Līviae profectus est ut locum sceleris inspiceret.
6.5 In ātriō domūs nūlla signa effractiōnis vīdit sed parvās particulas cerae in pavīmentō cōnspexit.
6.6 Līvia nārrāvit sē hesternā nocte sonitum audīvisse sed nihil suspicātam esse.
6.7 Marcus servōs omnēs interrogāre coepit et ūnus ex eīs nervōsus vidēbātur.
6.8 Servus nōmine Gaius tremēns dīxit sē virum ignōtum prope domum vīdisse.
6.9 Subitō Marcus in vestigiīs virī particulas eiusdem cerae recognōvit quam in ātriō invēnerat.
6.10 Vestigia per viās angustās secutus ad tabernam cerāriī pervēnit.
6.11 Cerārius senex prīmō negāvit sed cum Marcus cerās novās in officiā vīdisset suspiciōnem habēre coepit.
6.12 Tandem cerārius cōnfessus est sē ā Laribus imitandīs pecūniam facere.
6.13 Marcus intellēxit hominem callidum Larēs vērōs furātum esse et simulācra cērea eōrum locō posuisse.
6.14 In cellā sēcrētā post tabernam Larēs vērōs aurum argentumque fulgentēs invēnit.
6.15 Cerārius catēnīs vinctus et ad carcerem ductus est ubi poenam meritam exspectābat.
6.16 Larēs pretiōsī domum Līviae redditī sunt et in locō honōris rūrsus positī.
6.17 Līvia magnō gaudiō Marcō grātiās ēgit et eum aureā corōnā praemiāvit.
6.18 Fāma Marcī investigātōris per tōtam urbem diffūsa est et multī auxilium eius petēbant.
6.19 Posteā Marcus semper dīcēbat vēritātem in particulis minimīs cēlārī.
6.20 Larēs autem iterum familiam Līviae fēlīciter prōtegēbant et domus benedīctiōnibus plēna erat.
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