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Publius Potitius, the guardian of the
minor Junius, stated them on his oath. So
did Marcus Junius, his uncle and guardian. So would Mustius have stated them if he
had been alive; but as Mustius cannot, Lucius Domitius stated that while the affair
was recent, he heard these things stated by Mustius; and though he knew that I had
had the account from Mustius while he was alive, for I was very intimate with him;
(and indeed I defended Caius Mustius when he gained that trial which he had about
almost the whole of his property ;) though, I say, Lucius Domitius knew that I was
aware that Mustius was accustomed to tell him all his affairs, yet he said nothing
about Chelidon as long as he could help it; he directed his replies to other points.
So great was the modesty of that most eminent young man, of that pattern for the
youth of the city, that for some time, though he was pressed by me on that point, he
would rather give any answer than mention the name of Chelidon. At first, he said
that the friends of Verres had been deputed to mention the subject to him; at last,
after a time, being absolutely compelled to do so, he named Chelidon.
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M. Tullius Cicero. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, literally translated by C. D. Yonge. London. George Bell & Sons. 1903.
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