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[165] There are occasions on which we may adopt a gentle manner in depreciating our opponents by giving a picture of their character, as in the following passage:1 “I seemed to see some persons entering the room and others leaving it, while others were staggering to and fro under the influence of wine.” Under such circumstances we may even allow the gesture to match the voice, and may employ a gentle movement from side to side: but this motion should be confined to the hands, and there should be no movement of the flanks.

1 From the lost pro Galio.

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