τήν γε πρώτην (sc. ὥραν or ὁδόν): for the present. For the omission of the noun, see G. 932, 2; H. 621 c; and, for the adv. acc., G. 1060; H. 719. αὐτῶν: i.e. τῶν τοῦ πολέμου implied in πολέμου. ἐξήτακας: from ἐξετάζω. οἶδ̓ ὅτι: a formula of assurance, here (as in 13) ironical. ὁπόσαι φυλακαὶ ἐπίκαιροί εἰσι: how many outposts are advantageously placed. φρουροί: garrisons.
Xenophon: Memorabilia. Josiah Renick Smith. Boston. Ginn and Company. 1903.
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