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With that he concluded; and all his friends agreed that what he said was true, and they began to act upon that principle.
After that Cyrus began again to jest with them; 1 for he had observed that one of the lieutenants had brought along as a guest and companion at table an exceedingly hairy and exceedingly ill-favoured man; and addressing the lieutenant by name he spoke as follows: Well, Sambaulas, said he, so you also have adopted the Greek fashion, have you, and take about with you everywhere this youngster who is now beside you, because he is so handsome?
Yes, by Zeus, said Sambaulas; at all events I enjoy both his company and his looks.
With that he concluded; and all his friends agreed that what he said was true, and they began to act upon that principle.
After that Cyrus began again to jest with them; 1 for he had observed that one of the lieutenants had brought along as a guest and companion at table an exceedingly hairy and exceedingly ill-favoured man; and addressing the lieutenant by name he spoke as follows: Well, Sambaulas, said he, so you also have adopted the Greek fashion, have you, and take about with you everywhere this youngster who is now beside you, because he is so handsome?
Yes, by Zeus, said Sambaulas; at all events I enjoy both his company and his looks.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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