Commentary for Avodah Zarah 78:15

לעולם דאיכא דבר טמא וכי קאי חזי ליה וכי יתיב לא חזי ליה מהו דתימא כיון דיתיב לא חזי ליה ניחוש דלמא מייתי ומערב ביה קמ"ל כיון דכי קאי חזי ליה אירתותי מירתת ולא מיערב ביה:

It does indeed deal with a case when there is an unclean animal, but [the Israelite is in such a position that] when he stands up he can see the non-Jew and when sitting he is unable to see him. What might you have thought? Since he cannot see him when sitting, he should be concerned that he might bring him [milk in which something forbidden] has been mixed; therefore it teaches us that since he is able to see him when standing, the non-Jew would be afraid to mix anything with the milk.

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