Tum Philotas: Praeter Macedonas, inquit, plerique adsunt, quos facilius quae dicam percepturos arbitror, si eadem lingua fuero usus qua tu egisti, non ob aliud, credo, quam ut oratio tua intellegi  posset a pluribus.
Thereupon  Philotas replied: Besides the Macedonians there are many present who, I think, will more easily understand what I shall say if I use the same language which you have employed, for no other reason, I suppose, than in order that your speech might be  understood by the greater number.
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