| Pilate splashed some wine into a big beaker and brought the vessel up to Ivan's lips. |
| When we later meet Pilate, his motivations are made clear, but the High Priest's are not. |
| One thing that cannot be ignored when listening to Pilate is Todd's silky voice. |
| Like some libertarian Pontius Pilate, he washed his hands of any responsibility, skillfully uncoupling the role of the executive from execution. |
| But that would be a crass sort of opinion to attribute to a wily man like Pilate. |
| He bid me untruss, and every lash he gave me, cried, Will you ever call Pontius Pilate again? |
