[72] Reading {en te aute taxei}. Al. {. . . polei}, transl. "nor
indeed in the same city." Cf. "Hell." V. iv. 33, re death of
Cleonymus at Leuctra.

[73] Lit. "Aidos not Anaideia." See Paus. "Lac." xx. 10; "Attica,"
xvii. 1; Cic. "de Leg." ii. 11, a reference which I owe to M.
Eugene Talbot, "Xen." i. 236.

I fancy we should all agree with one another on the point in question,
if we thus approached it. Ask yourself to which type of the two must
he[74] accord, to whom you would entrust a sum of money, make him the
guardian of your children, look to find in him a safe and sure
depositary of any favour?[75] For my part, I am certain that the very
lover addicted to external beauty would himself far sooner have his
precious things entrusted to the keeping of one who has the inward
beauty of the soul.[76]

[74] He (the master-mistress of my passion).

[75] {kharitas} = "kindly offices," beneficia. Cf. "Ages." iv. 4;
"Mem." IV. iv. 17. Al. = delicias, "to deposit some darling
object."

[76] Or, "some one truly lovable in soul and heart."

Ah, yes! and you, my friend (he turned to Callias), you have good
reason to be thankful to the gods who of their grace inspired you with
love for your Autolycus. Covetous of honour,[77] beyond all
controversy, must he be, who could endure so many toils and pains to
hear his name proclaimed[78] victor in the "pankration."