History of the Peloponnesian War

The Athenians then—Alcibiades being sent as ambassador—spoke before the Argives and their allies to this effect; that it was not right for the truce [*](καὶ γένοιντο.] Arnold and Poppo agree with Bauer in thinking that καί ought to have been put before αἱ σπονδαί; but may it not be intended to qualify γένοιντο alone, as I have taken it? in which case it stands just as it ought) even to have been made, without the consent of the other allies; and that now, since their force had come so seasonably, they ought to proceed to hostilities.

And having persuaded the allies by their arguments, they immediately marched against Orchomenus, all but the Argives, who, though persuaded to the measure, still stayed behind at first; afterwards, however, they also went.