Ceterum sine interprete non poterat conseri sermo; itaque, adhibito eo, barbarus occurrisse se dixit cum exercitu, totas imperii vires protinus traditurum nec exspectasse dum per nuntios daretur fides.
However, they could not talk together without an interpreter; accordingly, when one had been furnished, the barbarian said that he had met Alexander with his army, intending at once to deliver to him all the forces of his empire, and had not waited for a pledge of safety to be given through  messengers.
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