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BOOK IV.

a scorching sun, might he not, being an expert, overturn more than one stout personage?

Certainly, he said, there would be nothing wonderful in that.

And yet rich men probably have a greater superiority in the science and practise of boxing than they have in military qualities.

Likely enough.

Then we may assume that our athletes will be able to fight with two or three times their own number?

I agree with you, for I think you right.

And they will have allies who will readily join on condition of receiving the spoil. And suppose that, before engaging, our citizens send an embassy to one of the two cities, telling them what is the truth: > Silver and gold we neither have nor are permitted to have, but you may; do you therefore

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