Quam veniam si daret, quam primum exercitus pararet quos sibi subsidio adduceret. Id quo facilius faceret, se omnibus praefectis qui in officio manebant misisse litteras, ut ei parerent eiusque consiliis uterentur. His rebus Eumenes permotus, satius duxit, si ita tulisset fortuna, perire bene meritis referentem gratiam quam ingratum vivere.
If he would grant her prayer, she said, he must equip armies and lead them to her assistance as soon as possible. In order to make that easier, she had sent letters to all the governors who had remained loyal, instructing them to obey him and follow his directions. Deeply moved by these communications, Eumenes thought it better, if such were Fortunes will, to lose his life in requiting kindnesses than save it by ingratitude.
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