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King Amyntas saw, but he kept silence, although sorely grieved, for
he greatly feared the power of the Persians. Alexander, however,
Amyntas' son, who was likewise there and witnessed the whole, being
a young man and unacquainted with suffering, could not any longer
restrain himself. He therefore, full of wrath, spake thus to
Amyntas: "Dear father, thou art old and shouldst spare thyself.
Rise up from table and go take thy rest; do not stay out the
drinking. I will remain with the guests and give them all that is
fitting."
Amyntas, who guessed that Alexander would play some wild prank, made
answer: "Dear son, thy words sound to me as those of one who is well
nigh on fire, and I perceive thou sendest me away that thou mayest do
some wild deed. I beseech thee make no commotion about these men,
lest thou bring us all to ruin, but bear to look calmly on what they
do. For myself, I will withdraw as thou biddest me."
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