Excerpt from Dialogues From Lucian: With a Vocabulary
Hermes having made several purchases for Charon requests him to come to an understanding about the amount of his debt, in order to obviate any dispute at a future time. Charon assents. The various articles specified, and their cost stated. The account being found correct, Charon professes his present inability to settle it, and tells Hermes that he must wait for payment till some war or pestilence arises, which by sending numerous Shades to the Lower World will enable him to raise the requisite sum. Hermes after alittle demur agrees to wait for his money. Compares the Shades who-ih former days descended to the Lower World covered with blood and wounds with those who at the then present time come to their end either through being poisoned by members of their family, or through disease engendered by luxury, or in couse quence of some plot against them for money. Charon exclaims that money is very desirable. Hermes rejoins that this is a reason why he should sharply demand what is due to himself.
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