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But after Verres got them all, some by begging for then,
some by demanding them, and some by boldly taking them, Sthenius bore it as well as
he could, but he was affected with unavoidable indignation in his mind, at that
fellow having rendered his house, which had been so beautifully furnished and
decorated, naked and empty; still he told his indignation to no one. He thought he
must bear the injuries of the praetor in silence—those of his guest with
calmness.
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