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And when I asked Theophemus to oblige me by extending the time of
payment, he was glad to comply in order that I might be in default, and that he
might carry off as many goods as possible. It was for this reason that he
acceded to my request so guilelessly and so promptly in order to win my
confidence and keep me from seeing his plot; for he thought it was not possible
for him in any other way to get the witnesses released from the charge of false
testimony than by tricking me, catching me in default and carrying off as many
goods as possible; for he expected to get, not only what they actually have of
mine, but a great deal more.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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