Dialogue

 1 Lache|       Aristides the Just, and Melesias, the son of the elder Thucydides,
 2 Lache|  withdraws from the argument. Melesias, who is only his shadow,
 3 Lache| Lysimachus, son of Aristides. Melesias, son of Thucydides. Their
 4 Lache|      the reason why my friend Melesias and I asked you to go with
 5 Lache|   this preface is as follows: Melesias and I have two sons; that
 6 Lache|     we came to think of this. Melesias and I live together, and
 7 Lache|     concerned, Lysimachus and Melesias, I applaud your purpose,
 8 Lache|      father and the father of Melesias, and which is applicable,
 9 Lache|      And would you do so too, Melesias? If you were deliberating
10 Lache|       under a skilful master?~MELESIAS: The latter, Socrates; as
11 Lache|      the vote of all us four?~MELESIAS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: And
12 Lache| knowledge and not on numbers?~MELESIAS: To be sure.~SOCRATES: Must
13 Lache|      of their father’s house.~MELESIAS: That is true.~SOCRATES:
14 Lache|      required in this matter?~MELESIAS: Certainly.~SOCRATES: Suppose,
15 Lache|    and had the best teachers?~MELESIAS: I think that we should.~
16 Lache|     want to find the masters?~MELESIAS: I do not understand.~SOCRATES:
17 Lache|     Nicias, as Lysimachus and Melesias, in their anxiety to improve
18 Lache|    for myself, Lysimachus and Melesias, I am the first to confess
19 Lache|   this sort. Assuredly, I and Melesias would be greatly pleased
20 Lache|        and I will listen, and Melesias and I will act upon your
21 Lache|     request of Lysimachus and Melesias. There will be no harm in
22 Lache|      recommend Lysimachus and Melesias not to take you and me as