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“Quite true,” he said.“Whereas before the multitude you would not be ashamed if you felt you were doing anything shameful?”Here Phaedrus interposed: “My dear Agathon, if you go on answering Socrates he will be utterly indifferent to the fate of our present business, so long as he has some one to argue with, especially some one handsome. For my part, I enjoy listening to Socrates' arguments; but I am responsible for our eulogy of Love, and must levy a speech from every one of you in turn. Let each of you two, then, give the god his meed before you have your argument.”“You are quite right, Phaedrus,” said Agathon,
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