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Minucius, who was defending Sopater, did not doubt that Verres, since he had
dismissed the whole bench, would not proceed with the investigation of his cause
that day; when all of a sudden he is ordered to state his case. He answers,
“To whom?” “To me,” says Verres,
“if I appear to you of sufficient dignity to try the cause of a Sicilian,
a Greek.” “Certainly,” says he, “you are of
sufficient dignity, but I wish for the presence of those men who were present
before, and were acquainted with the case.” “State your
case,” says he; “they cannot be present.”
“For in truth,” says Quintus Minucius, “Petilius
begged me also to be with him on the bench;” and at the same time he began
to leave his seat as counsel.
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