Xenophon of Ephesus, An Ephesian Tale 2.2.5 · 2.2.5
Kept with care for a good price
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Ἀγαγὼν δὲ αὐτοὺς εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν παραδίδωσιν οἰκέτῃ πιστῷ δι’ ἐπιμελείας κελεύσας ἔχειν, ὡς μεγάλα κερδανῶν εἰ ἀπόδοιτο τῆς ἀξίας αὐτοὺς τιμῆς.
He brought them to his house and handed them over to a trusted slave, with orders to keep them with care, since he expected to gain a great deal if he sold them for the price they were worth.
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Book 2, chapter 2. In Tyre, Apsyrtus decides what to do with his new slaves.
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Two verbs here repeat the couple's plea to Corymbus at 1.13.6: "take us (ἀγαγὼν) wherever you like and sell us (ἀπόδου), your slaves; only pity us, and put us under one master." Apsyrtus has brought them to his house (ἀγαγὼν), and he reckons what he would gain if he sold them (ἀπόδοιτο) for what they are worth. κερδανῶν, "he would gain," repeats the κέρδος, "profit," that he saw in them at 2.2.1.
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