when Cleobulus and Xenares, the two ephors who were the most anxious to break off the treaty, took advantage of this opportunity to communicate privately with the Boeotians and Corinthians, and, advising them to act as much as possible together, instructed the former first to enter into alliance with Argos, and then try and bring themselves and the Argives into alliance with Lacedaemon.
Dena den, beoziarrei eskatu zieten Panakto lazedemondarrei ematen ahalegintzeko, horren ordez Pilos berreskuratzea lortzen bazuten, Atenasen kontrako gerran askatasun gehiagorekin sartu ahal izango zirelako.