At first Cleon fancied that this resignation was merely a figure of speech, and was ready to go, but finding that it was seriously meant, he drew back, and said that Nicias, not he, was general, being now frightened, and having never supposed that Nicias would go so far as to retire in his favour.
baina agintea benetan emateko asmoarekin ikusi zuenean, atzera egin, zuen eta ikaratuta, agintea lagatzen ez zela ausartuko pentsatzen zuen arren, jenerala bera barik Nizias zela esan zuen.