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But I desire first to ask some questions. He has deposed that he married his sister to a man who possessed a fortune of three talents; what dowry does he allege that he gave with her? Next, did this wedded wife leave her husband during his lifetime or quit his house after his death?1 And from whom did the defendant recover his sister's dowry after the death of him to whom he has deposed that he gave her in marriage?