# De Chaerea et Callirhoe 2.10.1

Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, Book 2, Chapter 10. Ancient Greek.

Canonical: https://interlinea.aeterna-institute.org/library/greek/chariton/de-chaerea-et-callirhoe/2.10.1

Τῆς δὲ ὑστεραίας ἐλθούσῃ Πλαγγόνι τὴν αὑτῆς γνώμην ἐδήλωσεν. Ἡ δὲ τὸ ἄκαιρον τῆς βουλῆς οὐ παρέλαβεν, ἀλλ’ “ἀδύνατόν ἐστί σοι” φησίν, “ὦ γύναι, τέκνον θρέψαι παρ’ ἡμῖν· ὁ γὰρ δεσπότης ἡμῶν ἐρωτικῶς σου διακείμενος ἄκουσαν μὲν οὐ βιάσεται δι’ αἰδῶ καὶ σωφροσύνην, θρέψαι δὲ παιδίον οὐκ ἐπιτρέψει διὰ ζηλοτυπίαν, ὑβρίζεσθαι δοκῶν εἰ τὸν μὲν ἀπόντα περισπούδαστον ὑπολαμβανεις, ὑπερορᾷς δὲ παρόντος αὐτοῦ,

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Chariton, De Chaerea et Callirhoe, ed. Rudolf Hercher. Text: The Greek Library, from the Perseus Digital Library and other open sources, CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: apostrophes normalised and the text divided into reading sections by Interlinea.
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