§13.22.1de Varrone non sine causa quid tibi placeat tam diligenter exquiro.
Regarding Varro, it is not without cause that I inquire so diligently what pleases you.
occurrunt mihi quaedam.
Certain things occur to me.
sed ea coram.
But of those in person.
te autem ἀσμεναίτατα intexui faciamque id crebrius.
I have most gladly (ἀσμεναίτατα) woven you in, and I shall do so more frequently.
proximis enim tuis litteris primum te id non nolle cognovi.
For from your last letter I learned for the first time that you are not unwilling (non nolle) for it.
§13.22.2de Marcello scripserat ad me Cassius antea, τὰ κατὰ μέροσ Servius.
About Marcellus, Cassius had written to me before, and Servius the details (τὰ κατὰ μέρος).
o rem acerbam!
Oh, bitter event!
§13.22.3ad prima redeo.
I return to the first matters.
scripta nostra nusquam malo esse quam apud te, sed ea tum foras dari cum utrique nostrum videbitur.
I wish our writings to be nowhere rather than with you, but for them to be given out only when it seems best to both of us.
ego et librarios tuos culpa libero neque te accuso et tamen aliud quiddam ad te scripseram, Caerelliam quaedam habere quae nisi a te habere non potuerit.
I both free your copyists from blame and do not accuse you; and yet I had written to you another matter, that Caerellia has certain things which she could not have had except from you.
Balbo quidem intellegebam sat faciendum fuisse, tantum nolebam aut obsoletum Bruto aut Balbo incohatum dari.
I understood indeed that Balbus had to be satisfied, only I did not want either a stale copy to be given to Brutus or an incomplete one to Balbus.
Varroni, simul ac te videro, si tibi videbitur, mittam.
To Varro, as soon as I see you, if it seems good to you, I will send it.
quid autem dubitarim, cum videro te, scies.
But why I hesitated, you will know when I see you.
§13.22.4attributos quod appellas valde probe.
That you are calling upon the assigned debtors (attributos) is very proper.
te de praedio Oviae exerceri moleste fero.
I am vexed that you are troubled about the estate of Ovia.
de Bruto nostro perodiosum, sed vita fert.
About our Brutus, it is extremely annoying, but life brings it.
mulieres autem vix satis humane quae inimico animo ferant, cum in utraque officio pareat.
The women, however, bear it with an unfriendly mind, which is scarcely human enough, although he does his duty to both of them.
Tullium scribam nihil fuit quod appellares; nam tibi mandassem si fuisset.
There was no reason for you to call upon Tullius the scribe; for I would have commissioned you if there had been.
nihil enim est apud eum positum nomine voti, sed est quiddam apud illum meum.
For nothing has been deposited with him under the name of a vow, but there is something of mine with him.
id ego in hanc rem statui conferre.
I decided to apply that to this matter.
itaque et ego recte tibi dixi ubi esset, et tibi ille recte negavit.
And so I told you correctly where it was, and he correctly denied it to you.
sed hoc quoque ipsum continuo adoriamur.
But let us set about this very thing immediately.
Lucum hominibus non sane probo quod est desertior, sed habet εὐλογίαν.
I do not indeed approve of the Grove for people, because it is rather deserted, but it has its recommendation (εὐλογίαν).
verum hoc quoque ut censueris, quippe qui omnia.
But this too as you shall decide, since indeed you decide everything.
ego, ut constitui, adero, atque utinam tu quoque eodem die! sin quid (multa enim), utique postridie.
I, as I have resolved, will be there, and would that you also on the same day! But if anything happens (for many things do), at any rate the next day.
etenim coheredes †a quis sine te opprimi militia est†.
For indeed as to the co-heirs, †to be overwhelmed by them without you is a campaign†.
alteris iam litteris nihil ad me de Attica.
Now for two letters nothing to me about Attica.
sed id quidem in optima spe pono; illud accuso non te sed illam, ne salutem quidem.
But indeed I place that in the best hope; I accuse not you but her for that, not even a greeting!
at tu et illi et Piliae plurimam, nec me tamen irasci indicaris.
But do you give many greetings to her and to Pilia, yet do not let it be indicated that I am angry.
epistulam Caesaris misi, si minus legisses.
I have sent Caesar's letter, in case you had not read it.