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And if he were very eager to eat, I would say that he is with the women. Until I would stretch him out, just as he stretches me out by keeping me from you.

He provided such amusements for them at dinner. And during the days, if he perceived anyone needing something, either the grandfather or his mother's brother, it was difficult for anyone else to do this before him. For whatever Cyrus could do, he rejoiced exceedingly to bestow upon them.

When Mandane was preparing to depart again to her husband, Astyages begged her to leave Cyrus behind. But she answered that she would indeed wish to gratify her father in everything, but she thought it would be difficult to leave the boy behind against his will.

Then Astyages says to Cyrus: Child, if you stay with me, first of all, Sacas will not be the master of your entry to me, but whenever you wish to enter to me, it will be up to you, and, he said, I will be more grateful to you the more often you come to me. Furthermore, you will use my horses, and as many others as you wish; and when you depart, you will take with you those that you yourself desire. Furthermore, at dinner, you will follow the path you wish, in order to feel that you have eaten moderately. Since I give you the animals now in the park paradeiso enclosed game park/paradise, and I will collect others of all kinds, which you, as soon as you learn to ride, will hunt, and by shooting with the bow and throwing the javelin, you will bring them down, just as the great men do; and I will also give you boys...