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will_n to_o he_o which_o he_o seem_v to_o doubt_v to_o draw_v all_o their_o captain_n to_o his_o camp_n promise_v to_o tell_v they_o which_o of_o they_o it_o be_v which_o seek_v secret_o to_o raise_v dissension_n between_o they_o thus_o have_v draw_v they_o into_o his_o snare_n he_o send_v clearchus_n and_o other_o four_o colonel_n to_o the_o king_n but_o slay_v the_o rest_n then_o he_o send_v ariaeus_n as_o from_o the_o king_n to_o require_v they_o to_o yield_v but_o in_o vain_a §_o 8._o the_o greek_n amuse_v at_o the_o loss_n of_o their_o leader_n neglect_v to_o consult_v what_o supply_v to_o make_v till_o xenophon_n who_o learning_n supply_v the_o want_n of_o experience_n awake_v they_o who_o thereupon_o be_v entreat_v to_o take_v the_o charge_n of_o proxenus_n regiment_n and_o those_o captain_n xenophon_n make_v sling_n take_v fifty_o horse_n out_o of_o the_o carriage_n and_o set_v man_n on_o their_o back_n teach_v the_o archer_n to_o shoot_v compass_n which_o they_o have_v not_o use_v and_o thus_o keep_v off_o the_o persian_a archer_n thus_o their_o valour_n make_v they_o way_n through_o all_o difficulty_n so_o that_o tissaphernes_n fall_v to_o his_o sure_a course_n to_o distress_v they_o by_o burn_v all_o the_o country_n before_o they_o §_o 9_o the_o greek_n pass_v through_o the_o carduchi_n a_o fierce_a swift_a people_n and_o skilful_a archer_n with_o the_o sling_n be_v much_o trouble_v with_o they_o seven_o day_n and_o come_v to_o centrile_n which_o run_v between_o they_o and_o armenia_n where_o force_n be_v lay_v to_o hinder_v their_o passage_n but_o find_v a_o ford_n they_o chase_v away_o the_o persian_a subject_n and_o leave_v the_o carduchi_n which_o seem_v to_o have_v inhabit_a the_o mountain_n niphates_n not_o far_o from_o tigris_n spring_n contrary_a to_o ptolemy_n who_o place_v they_o far_o east_n upon_o the_o river_n cyrus_n in_o medea_n §_o 10._o the_o greek_n be_v come_v to_o armenia_n pass_v sixty_o mile_n to_o the_o head_n of_o tigris_n and_o as_o far_o beyond_o peaceable_o till_o teribazus_n encounter_v they_o at_o the_o river_n teleboa_n he_o govern_v for_o the_o persian_n pretend_v to_o favour_v the_o greek_n and_o make_v a_o covenant_n with_o they_o but_o in_o their_o security_n lie_v in_o wait_n for_o they_o be_v discover_v by_o a_o soldier_n take_v by_o the_o greek_n who_o find_v he_o out_o on_o the_o sudden_a and_o make_v he_o leave_v his_o rich_a pavilion_n behind_o he_o thence_o they_o go_v to_o the_o northward_o near_o the_o fountain_n of_o euphrates_n where_o they_o find_v store_n of_o victual_n etc._n etc._n §_o 11._o the_o greek_n come_v to_o the_o river_n phasis_n and_o pass_v those_o nation_n the_o phasian_o and_o chalybeans_n the_o first_o flee_v with_o all_o provision_n into_o strong_a hold_n of_o which_o one_o be_v force_v and_o yield_v store_n of_o cattle_n the_o fierce_a chalybeans_n afflict_v they_o much_o and_o fight_v with_o they_o hand_n to_o hand_n the_o scythian_n use_v they_o kind_o at_o ginias_n who_o governor_n lead_v they_o to_o mount_n moschici_n whence_o they_o see_v the_o euxine-sea_n then_o they_o come_v to_o trabisond_n or_o trapezus_n a_o colony_n of_o greek_n in_o colchos_n who_o people_n use_v they_o with_o hostility_n which_o be_v well_o requite_v while_o they_o rest_v at_o trapezus_n §_o 12._o the_o greek_n at_o trabisond_n desire_v ship_n for_o their_o man_n easy_a travel_n which_o the_o lacedaemonian_a admiral_n who_o lie_v there_o promise_v to_o provide_v but_o lie_v long_o in_o expectation_n of_o ship_n and_o victual_n fail_v they_o send_v their_o sick_a with_o woman_n child_n and_o baggage_n by_o sea_n and_o the_o army_n be_v eight_o thousand_o six_o hundred_o man_n go_v by_o land_n to_o cerasus_n a_o greek_a town_n as_o be_v cotione_fw-la their_o next_o lodging_n both_o colony_n from_o sinope_n as_o be_v trapezus_n here_o the_o inhabitant_n discourtesy_n make_v the_o soldier_n to_o use_v violence_n which_o the_o sinopian_o take_v ill_a and_o threaten_a revenge_n xenophon_n excuse_v it_o by_o necessity_n which_o if_o it_o will_v not_o serve_v he_o show_v how_o little_a he_o fear_v they_o upon_o which_o consideration_n they_o yield_v §_o 13._o xenophon_n while_o ship_n be_v prepare_v intend_v to_o build_v a_o city_n thereabouts_o which_o be_v discover_v they_o most_o dislike_v the_o design_n and_o sinope_n and_o heraclea_n much_o fear_v it_o and_o to_o prevent_v it_o promise_v both_o ship_n and_o mony_n the_o ship_n be_v send_v without_o money_n which_o make_v the_o captain_n fear_v a_o mutiny_n have_v hold_v the_o soldier_n in_o hope_n of_o it_o but_o upon_o come_v of_o cherisophus_n from_o the_o lacedaemonian_a admiral_n with_o a_o few_o galley_n and_o promise_v of_o money_n at_o their_o arrival_n in_o greece_n they_o set_v out_o from_o the_o port_n of_o sinope_n §_o 14._o the_o greek_n draw_v homeward_o think_v fit_a to_o choose_v a_o absolute_a commander_n desire_v xenophon_n to_o take_v it_o upon_o he_o which_o he_o refuse_v 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time_n for_o the_o better_a supply_v himself_o with_o man_n and_o money_n which_o be_v come_v he_o send_v to_o agesilaus_n to_o be_v go_v or_o to_o maintain_v his_o post_n by_o force_n agesilaus_n answer_v he_o be_v glad_a he_o have_v to_o deal_v with_o a_o enemy_n which_o by_o perjury_n deserve_v vengeance_n from_o heaven_n so_o seem_v to_o prepare_v for_o caria_n where_o tissaâ—hernes_n be_v prepare_v for_o he_o he_o go_v direct_o to_o â—â—rygia_fw-la which_o he_o plunder_v till_o tissaphernes_n cavalry_n come_v up_o who_o he_o can_v not_o well_o repel_v for_o want_v of_o horse_n and_o therefore_o return_v to_o ephesus_n to_o furnish_v himself_o with_o they_o and_o as_o soon_o as_o the_o season_n serve_v he_o enter_v and_o take_v baeotis_n in_o tissaphernes_n country_n overthrow_v his_o cavalry_n in_o the_o plain_a of_o meander_n for_o want_v of_o their_o infantry_n and_o take_v their_o camp_n which_o be_v very_o rich._n the_o king_n his_o master_n distrust_v he_o and_o see_v how_o 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