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when an
old follower of his, who reckoned himself one of his friends, could not prevail on
him to take him with him into Africa as his
prefect, and was much annoyed at it. “Do not marvel,” said he,
“that you do not obtain this from me, for I have been a long time begging
a man to whom I believe my reputation to be dear, to go with me as my prefect, and
as yet I cannot prevail upon him.” And in truth there is much more reason
to beg men to go with us as our officers into a province, if we wish to preserve our
safety and our honour, than to give men office as a favour to them; but as for you,
when you were inviting your friends into the province, as to a place for plunder,
and were robbing in company with them, and by means of them, and were presenting
them in the public assembly with golden rings, did it never occur to you that you
should have to give an account, not only of yourself, but of their actions also?
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