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Socrates, that I do need the charm, and as far as I am concerned, I shall be willing to be charmed by you daily, until you say that l have had en0ugh.

Very good, Charmides, said Critias; if you do this I shall have a proof of your tempermwe, that is, if you allow yourself to be charmed by Socrates, and never desert him at all.

You may depend on my following and not deserting him,

said Charmides: if you who are my guardian command me, I should be very wrong not to obey you.

And I do command you, he said.

Then I will do as you say, and begin this every day. You sirs, I said, what are you conspiring about?

We are not conspiring, said Charmides, we have conspired already.

And are you about to use violence, without even going through the forms of justice?

Yes. I shall use violence. he replied, since he orders me; and therefore you had better consider well.

But the time for consideration has passed, I said, when violence is employed; and you, when you are determined on anything, and in the mood of violence, are irresistible.

Do not you resist me then, he said.

I will not resist you, I replied.