§16.9.1binae uno die mihi litterae ab Octaviano, nunc quidem ut Romam statim veniam; velle se rem agere per senatum.
Two letters in one day to me from Octavian, now indeed urging me to come to Rome immediately; he says he wants to act through the senate.
cui ego non posse senatum ante K. Ianuar. , quod quidem ita credo.
To this I replied that the senate could not meet before the Kalends of January, which indeed I believe to be the case.
ille autem addit
"consilio tuo. "
quid multa? ille urget, ego autem σκήπτομαι.
But he adds: "with your advice." To be brief, he presses, while I make excuses.
non confido aetati, ignoro quo animo.
I do not trust his age, and I do not know with what intention he acts.
nil sine Pansa tuo volo.
I want nothing to be done without your friend Pansa.
vereor ne valeat Antonius nec a mari discedere libet et metuo ne quae ἀριστεία me absente.
I fear lest Antony should grow strong, nor do I wish to depart from the sea, and I dread lest some glorious deed (ἀριστεία) be achieved in my absence.
Varroni quidem displicet consilium pueri, mihi non.
Varro indeed dislikes the boy's plan; I do not.
si firmas copias habet, Brutum habere potest, et rem gerit palam.
If he has reliable forces, he can have Brutus on his side, and he is conducting affairs openly.
centuriat Capuae, dinumerat.
He is organizing centuries at Capua and paying them out.
iam iamque video bellum.
Any moment now I see war.
ad haec rescribe.
Write back in reply to this.
tabellarium meum Kalend. Roma profectum sine tuis litteris miror.
I am surprised that my messenger, who set out from Rome on the Kalends, came without a letter from you.