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Of whom one, who thought himself under the greatest obligations
to me, came to me that same night; reports to me the speech which that fellow had
addressed to them; that he had reminded them how liberally he had treated them
formerly when he was candidate for the praetorship, and at the last consular and
praetorian comitia; and in the second place that he had promised them immediately
whatever money they required, if they could procure my rejection from the
aedileship. That on this some of them said that they did not dare attempt it; that
others answered that they did not think it could be managed; but that one bold
friend was found, a man of the same family as himself, Quintus Verres, of the
Romilian tribe, of the most perfect school of bribers, the pupil and friend of
Verres' father, who promised that, if five hundred thousand sesterces were provided, he would manage it; and that there were some
others who said that they would cooperate with him. And as this was the case, he
warned me beforehand with a friendly disposition, to take great care.
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