§10.18.1Tullia mea peperit xiiii K. Iun. puerum ἑπταμηνιαῖον.
My Tullia gave birth on May 19th to a seven-months' boy.
quod εὐτόκησεν gaudeo; quod quidem est natum perimbecillum est.
I am glad that she had an easy delivery; what was born, however, is extremely weak.
me mirificae tranquillitates adhuc tenuerunt atque maiori impedimento fuerunt quam custodiae quibus adservor.
Astonishing calms have detained me so far and have been a greater hindrance than the guards by whom I am watched.
nam illa Hortensiana omnia †fuere infantia ita fiet† homo nequissimus a Salvio liberto depravatus est.
For all those promises of Hortensius †were mere child's play; thus he will become† a most worthless man, corrupted by his freedman Salvius.
itaque posthac non scribam ad te quid facturus sim sed quid fecerim; omnes enim Κωρυκαῖοι videntur subauscultare quae loquor.
Therefore, hereafter I shall not write to you what I am going to do, but what I have done; for everyone seems like Corycaeans to be eavesdropping on what I say.
§10.18.2tu tamen si quid de Hispaniis sive quid aliud perge, quaeso, scribere nec meas litteras exspectaris, nisi cum quo opto pervenerimus aut si quid ex cursu.
You, however, please go on writing if there is any news about the Spains or anything else, and do not expect a letter from me, unless we have arrived where I hope to, or if there is any news on the voyage.
sed hoc quoque timide scribo; ita omnia tarda adhuc et spissa.
But even this I write with fear; so slow and difficult is everything so far.
ut male posuimus initia sic cetera sequuntur.
As we have made a bad beginning, so the rest follows.
§10.18.3Formias nunc sequimur; eodem nos fortasse Furiae persequentur.
We are now making for Formiae; perhaps the Furies will pursue us to the same place.
ex Balbi autem sermone quem tecum habuit, non probamus de Melita.
From the conversation, however, which Balbus had with you, we do not approve of Melita.
dubitas igitur quin nos in hostium numero habeat? scripsi equidem Balbo te ad me et de benevolentia scripsisse et de suspicione.
Do you doubt, then, that he holds us in the number of his enemies? I indeed wrote to Balbus that you had written to me both of his goodwill and of his suspicion.
§10.18.4egi gratias; de altero ei me purga.
I returned thanks; clear me to him on the second point.
ecquem tu hominem infeliciorem? non loquor plura, ne te quoque excruciem.
Did you ever know a more unfortunate man? I say no more, lest I should torture you too.
ipse conficior venisse tempus cum iam nec fortiter nec prudenter quicquam facere possim.
I myself am consumed with grief that the time has come when I can no longer do anything either bravely or wisely.