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In truth,
my integrity rejects an overlooker; my diligence is afraid of a spy. But to return to
you, O Caecilius, you see how many qualities are wanting to you; how many belong to you
which a guilty defendant would wish to belong to his prosecutor, you are well aware.
What can be said to this? For I do not ask what you will say yourself, I see that it is
not you who will answer me, but this book which your prompter has in his hand; who, if
he be inclined to prompt you rightly, will advise you to depart from this place and not
to answer me one word. For what can you say? That which you are constantly repeating,
that Verres has done you an injury? I have no doubt he has, for it would not be
probable, when he was doing injuries to all the Sicilians, that you alone should be so
important in his eyes that he should take care of your interests.
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