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[34]
Nor
is the act of the young men to be regarded as
the sole cause of death. The credulity of the old
man and his inability to bear the shock of grief
were contributory causes. Finally, had lie been wiser
or made of sterner stuff, he would still be alive.
Moreover the young men acted without the least
thought of doing harm, and the father might have
suspected from the position of the tomb and the
traces of haste in its construction that it was not
a genuine tomb. What ground then is there for
condemning them, for everything else that constitutes
homicide is lacking save only the contributory act?”
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