But I did not listen to them—truly it would have been better far—to the end that I might see the man himself, and whether he would give me gifts of entertainment.
ἀλλ' ἐγὼ οὐ πιθόμην , ἦ τ' ἂν πολὺ κέρδιον ἦεν , ὄφρ' αὐτόν τε ἴδοιμι , καὶ εἴ μοι ξείνια δοίη .
ἀλλά ἐγώ οὐ πείθω , ἦ τε ἄν πολύς κερδίων εἰμί , ὄφρα αὐτός τε εἶδον , καί εἰ ἐγώ ξένιος δίδωμι .