κατὰ τὸν δεύτερον, φασί, πλοῦν τὰ ἐλάχιστα ληπτέον τῶν κακῶν → we must as second best, as people say, take the least of the evils
πεμψῶ: -εῖς, -εῖ, Δωρ. μέλ. του πέμπω.
