[20] Now, men of the jury, I shall show you that Lycon had no dealings with Callippus; for I think this will be something to confound the impudent assurance of this man, who asserts that this money was given to him by Lycon as a present. Lycon had lent to Megacleides of
Eleusis
and his brother Thrasyllus the sum of forty minae for a voyage to Acê
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but, when they changed their minds and decided not to risk the voyage to that point, Lycon, after making some complaints against Megacleides regarding the interest, and believing that he had been deceived, quarrelled with him and went to law for the purpose of recovering his loan.
Apollodorus Against Callippus. Demosthenes. Augustus Taber Murray (Translator). London. 1939.
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