But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and good sense.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
Then too he gives him to understand why, turning from him, he addressed his speech to the king: For the king knows of these things, before whom also I speak freely: for I am persuaded that none of these things are hidden from him: for this thing was not done in a corner.