premise: Then he set about his own preparations , and , followed by a large train of scholars , he at length started for Rome , from which he had been absent twelve years .<br>His mother welcomed him back with tears in her eyes , and his poor kinsmen pressed round him , but the rich ones kept away , for they feared that they would no longer be able to rob their kinsman as they had done for many years past .
hypothesis: Some really smart people had this guy's back.
reason: He was followed by a large train of scholars, thus it is correct.