reatest pride in?

You all of you, I fancy, know already what that is (the father
answered); it is in my son here.

And the lad himself (some one suggested) doubtless prides himself,
beyond all else, on having won the prize of victory.

At that Autolycus (and as he spoke he blushed) answered for himself:
(25) No indeed, not I.

(25) Cf. Plat. "Charm." 158 C.

The company were charmed to hear him speak, and turned and looked; and
some one asked: On what is it then, Autolycus?

To which he answered: On my father (and leaned closer towards him).

At which sight Callias, turning to the father: Do you know you are the
richest man in the whole world, Lycon?

To which Lycon: Really, I was not aware of that before.

Then Callias: Why then, it has escaped you that you would refuse the
whole of Persia's wealth, (26) in exchange for your own son.

(26) Lit. "of the Great King." Cf. "Cyrop." VIII. iii. 26.

Most true (he answered), I plead guilty; here and now I am convicted
(27) of being the wealthiest man in all the world!

(27) "Caught flagrante delicto. I do admit I do out-Croesus Croesus."

And you, Hermogenes, on what do you plume yourself most highly? (asked
Niceratus).

On the virtue and the power of my friends (he answered), and that being
what they are, they care for me.

At this remark they turned their eyes upon the speaker, and several
spoke together, asking: Will you make them known to us?

I shall be very happy (he replied).

IV

At this point, Socrates took up the conversation: It now devolves on us
to prove in turn that what we each have undertaken to defend is really
valuable.

Then Callias: Be pleased to listen to me first: My case is this, that
while the rest of you go on debating what justice and uprightness are,
(1) I spend my time in making men more just and upright.

(1) {to to dikaion}; cf. "Mem." IV. iv.

Soc. And how do you do that, good sir?

Call. By giving money, to be sure.

Antisthenes sprang to his feet at once, and with the manner of a
cross-examiner demanded: Do human beings seem to you to harbour justice
in their souls, or in their purses, (2) Callias?

(2) Or, "pockets."

Call. In their souls.

Ant. And do you pretend to make their souls more righteous by putting
money in their pockets?

Call. Undoubtedly.

Ant. Pray how?

Call. In this way. When they know that they are furnished with the
means, that is to say, my money, to buy necessaries, they wo