νόησε δὲ δῖος Ὀδυσσεὺς σαίνοντάς τε κύνας, περί τε κτύπος ἦλθε ποδοῖιν → godly Odysseus heard the fawning of dogs, and on top of that came the beat of two feet
failing this: P. and V. εἰ δὲ μή.
Best of all, let us make terms for ever. Failing that…: P. μάλιστα μὲν εἰς ἀΐδιον συμβῶμεν, εἰ δὲ μὴ… (Thuc. 4, 63).
