Does 'But when he was persuaded by divers means to help us, he gave up after one week, declaring it beyond his powers.' stand independently of the premise 'The person accepted defeat after seven days, as it was too difficult.', neither following nor contradicting it?
But when he was persuaded by divers means to help us, he gave up after one week, declaring it beyond his powers.###The person accepted defeat after seven days, as it was too difficult.