" Mrs.Venable stressed that the operation was urgently necessary and appropriate for Catherine, after she was put on notice hat her niece was about to be moved out of St...in every way" after so many years.One is a Roman, one is a Jew.Messala realizes it will be a difficult province to govern and asks for Ben-Hur""s help and advice.Ben-Hur is opposed to Roman domination and suggests: "Withdraw your legions.Give us our freedom." But Messala cannot - he is second in command to the new governor who will arrive in a few days with two more legions.Lynnton were finishing up business.Leslie mentioned how she had studied up on Texas from about 11:00 pm until 5:00 am - and caught Bick off-guard with her sharp-tongued inquiry about how the founders of Texas stole the territory from Mexico - and then denounced the unjust thievery and appropriation of the land.(He takes a bite of the hot food)Angered that his new and only friend criticizes the food ("Smells worse hot than it did cold"), Ratso threatens: "All right, startin"" tomorrow, you cook your own god-damn dinner.Stryker (and his guard) visited mutant leader Magneto in his plastic prison cell.After the guard struck Magneto, Stryker placed a chemical serum on the back of his neck to control him - and learn everything about Cerebro.