τὴν ἐρημίαν τῶν κωλυσόντων ὁρῶν → seeing that there would be none to hinder him
in a round about way: V. πέριξ.
cunningly: Ar. and V. δόλῳ.
act tortuously: P. πράσσειν σκολιά (Plato).
