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In the suit which these men brought against me, Boeotus
appeared and fought the case, but, since he was unable to establish any of their
claims, the arbitrator decided in my favor; and Boeotus, conscious that he was
making charges without any just basis, did not appeal to a jury, and has not now
entered any suit against me in regard to these matters, but in regard to some
others, thinking to break down this suit of mine by these counter-charges.1 In the suit which at that time I was carrying on against
Boeotus in regard to the marriage-portion, since he was here in Athens and did
not appear before the arbitrator, the latter gave judgement against him by
default.
1 Boeotus evidently hoped that making claims on his own behalf he could offset the claim of Mantitheus for the dowry of his mother.
Demosthenes. Demosthenes with an English translation by A. T. Murray, Ph.D., LL.D. Cambridge, MA, Harvard University Press; London, William Heinemann Ltd. 1939.
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