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When the Samian stranger continued importunately beseeching him,
Leotychides, either because he wanted an omen, or by a mere chance,
as God guided him, asked the man - "Samian stranger! prithee,
tell me thy name?" "Hegesistratus (army-leader)," answered the
other, and might have said more, but Leotychides stopped him by
exclaiming - "I accept, O Samian! the omen which thy name
affords. Only, before thou goest back, swear to us, thyself and thy
brother-envoys, that the Samians will indeed be our warm, friends
and allies."
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