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He felt even then that he had `` SAVED HIS COUNTRY . '' Give first admittance to th ' ambassadors . HAMLET . It wanted a short time of noon , on a fine bracing day in the latter end of November . Something more than a fortnight had elapsed since the flight of Catiline ; and , as no further discoveries had been made , nor any tumults or disturbances arisen in the city , men had returned to their former avocations , and had for the most part forgotten already the circumstances , which had a little while before convulsed the public mind with fear or favor . No certain tidings had been received , or , if received , divulged to the people , of Catiline 's proceedings ; it being only known that he had tarried for a few days at the country-house of Caius Flaminius Flamma , near to Arretium , where he was believed to be amusing himself with boar-hunting . On the other hand , the letters of justification , and complaint against Cicero , had been shewn to their friends by all those who had received them , all men of character and weight ; and their contents had thus gained great publicity .