Cassius used to come to Caligula for the watchword every day at noon. It had always been “Rome” or “Augustus” or “Jove” or “Victory” or something of the sort; but now to annoy Cassius, Caligula would give him absurd words like “Stay-laces” or “Lots of Love” or “Curling-irons” or “Kiss me, Sergeant,” and Cassius had to take them back to his brother-officers and stand their chaff. He decided to kill Caligula.
