Then he set about his own preparations , and , followed by a large train of scholars , he at length started for Rome , from which he had been absent twelve years .<br>His mother welcomed him back with tears in her eyes , and his poor kinsmen pressed round him , but the rich ones kept away , for they feared that they would no longer be able to rob their kinsman as they had done for many years past .
Some really smart people had this guy's back.
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Then he set about his own preparations , and , followed by a large train of scholars , he at length started for Rome , from which he had been absent twelve years .<br>His mother welcomed him back with tears in her eyes , and his poor kinsmen pressed round him , but the rich ones kept away , for they feared that they would no longer be able to rob their kinsman as they had done for many years past .

Hypothesis: Some really smart people had this guy's back.n
Options: 

 - yes

 - it is not possible to tell

 - no
yes
Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context? 

Context:

Then he set about his own preparations , and , followed by a large train of scholars , he at length started for Rome , from which he had been absent twelve years .<br>His mother welcomed him back with tears in her eyes , and his poor kinsmen pressed round him , but the rich ones kept away , for they feared that they would no longer be able to rob their kinsman as they had done for many years past .

Hypothesis: Some really smart people had this guy's back.n
Options: 

 - yes

 - it is not possible to tell

 - no
user
yes
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