A Latin Reader

19. Brave in Counsel, Timid in Action

Mūrēs ali­quandō con­cil­i­um habēbant, nam quan­dam fēlem, quae vēnātrīx perī­ta erat, magnopere timēbant. Mul­ta cōn­sil­ia prō­posi­ta sunt, sed mūribus nōn placēbant. Dēnique ūna ē mūribus ita locū­ta est: “Tintin­nābu­lum cau­dae istīus fēlis annectere necesse est, nam soni­tus eius nōs admonēbit, cum ea appropīn­quat, et fugere poter­imus. Quis hoc facere vult?” Sed nēmō respon­dit, mul­ti eten­im in suā­dendō audācēs sunt, sed in perīculō ipsō timidī.

From quīdām.

Indi­rect object of placēbant.

ē mūribus: with ūnus the abla­tive with ē, ex is often used instead of the Par­ti­tive Genitive.

From loquor, speak.

Indi­rect object of annectere. tintin­nābu­lum is the direct object. The sub­ject of est is annectere; necesse is pred­i­cate adjective.

I.e. fas­ten­ing the bell to the cat’s tail.

for, as you know, eten­im reg­u­lar­ly intro­duces a rea­son that is sup­posed to be self-evident.

Gerund of suādeō.