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law.“LawIf
one be born the son of an heiress, two years after he has reached the age of
manhood1 he shall
assume control of the estate, and he shall make due provision for his
mother's maintenance.”The law, then,
appoints that sons who have reached the age of manhood shall be guardians of
their mother and shall make due provision for their mother's maintenance. But it
is clear that I was on a military expedition and in command of a trireme in your
service,2 when this man married my mother.
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