Did I not pass sentence on myself, when I confessed I was too weak to consort with loveliness and remain unmoved?
Indeed it is I who am most to blame in the matter, for I shut you up myself with this irresistible power." [37] But Araspas broke in on his words: "Ah, Cyrus, you are ever the same, gentle and compassionate to human weaknesses.

But all the rest of the world has no pity on me; they drown me in wretchedness.

As soon as the tattlers got wind of my misfortune, all my enemies exulted, and my friends came to me, advising me to make away with myself for fear of you, because my iniquity was so great." [38] Then Cyrus said, "Now listen: this opinion about you may be the means by which you can do me a great kindness and your comrades a great service." "Oh, that it were possible!" said Araspas, "for me ever to be of service to you!" [39] "Well," said the other, "if you went to the enemy, feigning that you had fled from me, I think they would believe you." "I am sure they would," said Araspas, "I know even my own friends would think that of course I ran away." [40] "Then you will come back to us," Cyrus went on, "with full information about the enemy's affairs; for, if I am right in my expectation, they will trust you and let you see all their plans, so that you need miss nothing of what we wish to know." "I will be off this moment," said Araspas; "it will be my best credential to have it thought I was just in time to escape punishment from you." [41] "Then you can really bring yourself to leave the beautiful Pantheia ?" "Yes, Cyrus," he answered, "I can; for I see now that we have two souls.
This is the lesson of philosophy that I have learnt from the wicked sophist Love.

If we had but a single soul, how could she be at once evil and good?
How could she be enamoured at once of nobleness and baseness, or at once desire and not desire one deed and the same?
No, it is clear that we have two souls, and when the beautiful soul prevails, all fair things are wrought, and when the evil soul has the mastery, she lays her hand to shame and wickedness.

But to-day my good soul conquers, because she has you to help her." [42] "Well," said Cyrus, "if you have decided on going, it is thus you had better go.