The three prisoners didn’t hesitate to answer. When they finished, he sent them back to prison under guard. Not many days later, he sent for them again. This time he asked if they would be willing to serve him against their former captains. The three looked at each other, shrugged, and nodded. This offer seemed agreeable to them. They said, “We don’t so much live by religion as by the fates of fortune. Since his lordship is willing to treat us with hospitality, we are willing to serve him.” (And his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after greed, receiving bribes and perverting
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