All was now nearly ready, and Nicias, seeing the soldiery disheartened by their unprecedented and decided defeat at sea, and by reason of the scarcity of provisions eager to fight it out as soon as possible, called them all together, and first addressed them, speaking as follows:
62. "Portuaren meharragatik gertatuko den ontzien nahaspilari aurre egiteko neurriak ere hartu ditugu, egoerak ahalbidetzen duen heinean, zirkunstantziok pilotuekin aztertu eta gero, zeren horixe izan baitzen, eta etsaiak kubiertan kokatu zuen tropa ugaria, lehengoan kaltea eragin ziguna.