§15.20.1'oratorem' meum (sic enim inscripsi) Sabino tuo commendavi.
\nI have recommended my 'Orator' (for so I inscribed it) to your friend Sabinus.
natio me hominis impulit ut ei recte putarem; nisi forte candidatorum licentia hic quoque usus hoc subito cognomen arripuit; etsi modestus eius vultus sermoque constans habere quiddam a Curibus videbatur.
The man's nationality impelled me to think well of him; unless perhaps he too, taking advantage of the license of candidates, has suddenly snatched up this cognomen; although his modest expression and consistent speech seemed to have something of Cures about them.
sed de Sabino satis. §15.20.2tu, mi Treboni, quoniam ad amorem meum aliquantum olei discedens addidisti, quo tolerabilius feramus igniculum desideri tui, crebris nos litteris appellato, atque ita, si idem fiet a nobis.
But enough of Sabinus.\n\nYou, my dear Trebonius, since upon your departure you added a considerable amount of oil to my love, so that we may more tolerably bear the little flame of longing for you, call upon us with frequent letters; and do so on the condition that the same will be done by us.
quamquam duae causae sunt cur tu frequentior in isto officio esse debeas quam nos, primum quod olim solebant qui Romae erant ad provincialis amicos de re p. scribere, nunc tu nobis scribas oportet (res enim publica istic est); deinde quod nos aliis officiis tibi absenti satis facere possumus, tu nobis nisi litteris non video qua re alia satis facere possis. §15.20.3sed cetera scribes ad nos postea; nunc haec primo cupio cognoscere iter tuum cuius modi sit, ubi Brutum nostrum videris, quam diu simul fueris;
Although there are two reasons why you ought to be more frequent in that duty than we: first, because formerly those who were in Rome used to write to their friends in the provinces about the state, but now it is proper that you write to us (for the state is where you are); secondly, because we can satisfy you in your absence by other services, but I do not see by what other means you can satisfy us except by letters.\n\nBut you will write the other things to us later; for now, I desire first of all to know these things: of what kind your journey is, where you saw our Brutus, how long you were together; then, when you have proceeded further, about military matters, about the whole business, so that we may be able to judge in what state we are.
deinde cum processeris longius, de bellicis rebus, de toto negotio, ut existimare possumus quo statu simus. ego tantum me scire putabo quantum ex tuis litteris habebo cognitum.
I shall consider myself to know only as much as I shall have learned from your letters.
cura ut valeas meque ames amore illo tuo singulari.
Take care of your health and love me with that singular love of yours.