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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Hellenica by Xenophon: Hellenes were of similar mettle, had no desire to engage, but sent to
Dercylidas saying, he should be glad to meet him in conference. So
Dercylidas, attended by the pick of his troops, horse and foot, in
personal attendance on himself,[12] went forward to meet the envoys.
He told them that for his own part he had made his preparations to
engage, as they themselves might see, but still, if the satraps were
minded to meet in conference, he had nothing to say against it--"Only,
in that case, there must be mutual exchange of hostages and other
pledges."
[11] I.e. according to custom on the eve of battle. See "Pol. Lac."
xiii. 8.
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