§12.52.1L. Tullium Montanum nosti qui cum Cicerone profectus est.
You know L. Tullius Montanus, who set out with Cicero.
ab eius sororis viro litteras accepi Montanum Planco debere, quod praes pro Flaminio sit, HS x_x_; de ea re nescio quid te a Montano rogatum.
I received a letter from his sister's husband saying that Montanus owes Plancus twenty thousand sesterces, because he became surety for Flaminius; and that you have been asked something by Montanus regarding this matter.
sane velim, sive Plancus est rogandus sive qua re potes illum iuvare, iuves.
I should indeed like you to help him, whether Plancus has to be asked or in whatever way you can help him.
pertinet ad nostrum officium.
It concerns our duty.
si res tibi forte notior est quam mihi, aut si Plancum rogandum putas, scribas ad me velim ut quid rei sit et quid rogandum sciam.
If the matter happens to be better known to you than to me, or if you think Plancus should be petitioned, I should like you to write to me so that I may know what the business is and what is to be asked.
§12.52.2de epistula ad Caesarem quid egeris exspecto.
I am waiting to hear what you have done about the letter to Caesar.
de Silio non ita sane laboro.
As to Silius, I am not really so anxious.
tu mi aut Scapulanos aut Clodianos efficias necesse est.
It is necessary that you secure for me either Scapula's or Clodia's gardens.
sed nescio quid videris dubitare de Clodia; utrum quando veniat an sintne venales? sed quid est quod audio Spintherem fecisse divortium? de lingua Latina securi es animi.
But you seem to hesitate about Clodia for some reason; is it as to when she is coming, or whether they are for sale? But what is this I hear about Spinther having made a divorce? As to the Latin language, be of easy mind.
dices, qui talia a conscribis?' ἀπόγραφα sunt, minore labore fiunt; verba tantum adfero quibus abundo.
You will say, 'How do you compose such things?' They are copies, they are made with less labor; I only supply the words, with which I am well provided.