τῷ δὲ ξιφήρης ἆρ' ὑφειστήκει λόχος
From LSJ
ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν → silence is evidence of unwillingness (Menander)
ἡ γὰρ σιωπὴ μαρτυρεῖ τὸ μὴ θέλειν → silence is evidence of unwillingness (Menander)
an ambush of armed men lay in wait for him
