§8.9.1οἱ δὲ Κορίνθιοι, ἐπειγομένων αὐτῶν τὸν πλοῦν, οὐ προυθυμήθησαν ξυμπλεῖν πρὶν τὰ Ἴσθμια, ἃ τότε ἦν, διεορτάσωσιν.
But the Corinthians, although the others were urging the voyage, were not eager to sail with them until they should have celebrated the Isthmian games, which were then being held.
Ἆγις δὲ αὐτοῖς ἑτοῖμος ἦν ἐκείνους μὲν μὴ λύειν δὴ τὰς Ἰσθμιάδας σπονδάς, ἑαυτοῦ δὲ τὸν στόλον ἴδιον ποιήσασθαι.
Agis, however, was ready on his part not to make them break the Isthmian truce, but to make the expedition his own private undertaking.
§8.9.2οὐ ξυγχωρούντων δὲ τῶν Κορινθίων, ἀλλὰ διατριβῆς ἐγγιγνομένης, οἱ Ἀθηναῖοι ᾐσθάνοντο τὰ τῶν Χίων μᾶλλον, καὶ πέμψαντες ἕνα τῶν στρατηγῶν Ἀριστοκράτη ἐπῃτιῶντο αὐτούς, καὶ ἀρνουμένων τῶν Χίων τὸ πιστὸν ναῦς σφίσι ξυμπέμπειν ἐκέλευον ἐς τὸ ξυμμαχικόν· οἱ δ᾽ ἔπεμψαν ἑπτά.
But since the Corinthians would not agree, and delay arose, the Athenians became more aware of the situation of the Chians, and sending Aristocrates, one of their generals, they accused them. When the Chians denied the accusation, they ordered them to send ships to join them for the alliance as a pledge of good faith; and they sent seven.
§8.9.3αἴτιον δ’ ἐγένετο τῆς ἀποστολῆς τῶν νεῶν οἱ μὲν πολλοὶ τῶν Χίων οὐκ εἰδότες τὰ πρασσόμενα, οἱ δὲ ὀλίγοι καὶ ξυνειδότες τό τε πλῆθος οὐ βουλόμενοί πω πολέμιον ἔχειν, πρίν τι καὶ ἰσχυρὸν λάβωσι, καὶ τοὺς Πελοποννησίους οὐκέτι προσδεχόμενοι ἥξειν, ὅτι διέτριβον.
The reason for the sending of the ships was that the majority of the Chians did not know what was being done, while the few who were in on the secret were not yet willing to have the multitude hostile to them before they had obtained some strong support, and also no longer expected the Peloponnesians to come because they were delaying.