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Oh, the faith of gods and men! Would Roscius ever have asked this of Cluvius, even if
he had had a hundred millions of sesterces at stake on the
issue of the trial? Or would Cluvius have granted it to Roscius at his request, even if
he had been to be a sharer in the whole booty? I scarcely, by the gods, think that you,
O Fannius, would dare to make this request to Ballio, or to any one like him; and that
you would be able to succeed in a matter not only false, but in its nature incredible.
For I say nothing about Roscius and Cluvius being excellent men. I imagine them for this
occasion to be worthless.
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