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What want you more? Did he not do the same thing to Eupolemus of Calacta, a noble
man, connected with, and an intimate friend of the Luculli; a man who is now serving
in the army under Lucius Lucullus? He was supping with him; the rest of the silver
which he had set before him had no ornament on it, lest he himself should also be
left without any ornament; but there were also two goblets, of no large size, but
with figures on them. He, as if he had been a professional diner-out, who was not to
go away without a present, on the spot, in the sight of all the other guests, tore
off the figures. I do not attempt to enumerate all his exploits of this sort; it is
neither necessary nor possible. I only produce to you tokens and samples of each
description of his varied and universal rascality. Nor did he behave in these
affairs as if he would some day or other be called to account for them, but
altogether as if he was either never likely to be prosecuted, or else as if the more
he stole, the less would be his danger when he was brought before the court;
inasmuch as he did these things which I am speaking of not secretly, not by the
instrumentality of friends or agents, but openly, from his high position, by his own
power and authority.
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