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And the rest
of the case is just as improbable, as is what Lucceius says, that Lucius Flaccus had wished to
give him two millions of sesterces to induce him to break his word. And do you accuse that man
of avarice who you say was willing to abstain from taking two millions of sesterces? For when
he was buying you, what was it that he was buying? Was it your desertion to his side? If you
did come over to us, what share in the cause were we to give you? were we to allot to you the
part of explaining the designs of Laelius? of saying what witnesses proceeded from his house?
What? did not we ourselves see that they were living together? Who is there who does not know
that? Is there the slightest doubt that the documents were in Laelius's power? or, was he
bribing you not to accuse him with vigour and with eloquence? Now you give cause for
suspicion; for you spoke in such a manner that some point or other does seem to have been
carried with you.
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