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[13] But, as
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the banquet proceeded,
Cyrus put this question to Gobryas:
Tell me, Gobryas, said he,
would you be more ready to consent now to give your daughter to one of my friends here than you were when first you joined us?
Well, answered Gobryas, shall I also tell the truth?
Aye, by Zeus, answered Cyrus; surely no question calls for a falsehood.
Well, then, he replied, I should consent much more readily now, I assure you.
And would you mind telling us why? asked Cyrus.
Certainly not.
Tell us, then.
Well, answered Gobryas, shall I also tell the truth?
Aye, by Zeus, answered Cyrus; surely no question calls for a falsehood.
Well, then, he replied, I should consent much more readily now, I assure you.
And would you mind telling us why? asked Cyrus.
Certainly not.
Tell us, then.
Cyropaedia. Xenophon. Walter Miller (Translator). Cambridge, MA. 1914.
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